its just noce to have a good sized grid..on a day i have time to work on it

2:36 am

rbud

yay, took me 84 words, but finally nbt

2:37 am

rolin

i have 84 words and still 6 bt's

2:40 am

rbud

I think those must be the easy 84 words, slowing down fast now

2:41 am

rubyfoo

rbud, I know what you mean. The first 50 are easy and then it slooooows way down!

2:47 am

rolin

grr..im stuck on 99 and i want 100 before i have breakfast...the way im going im gonna get to luch...

2:47 am

rbud

did you see the th5 herb?

2:48 am

rolin

yuo...and the plural..and i just saw the th5 greek letter so im off for brekky...bbl

2:48 am

rubyfoo

thank you both, nice th clues

2:49 am

rubyfoo

94 mpw

2:49 am

rubyfoo

now*

2:54 am

rubyfoo

see you later

2:55 am

rbud

107 for me, enough for now. later, ruby! :)

3:04 am

jillibus

*rises out of the grid and shakes off letters

3:08 am

jillibus

hello anyone?

3:10 am

jillibus

Nobody here again? Oh well, it's bedtime anyway...

3:11 am

jillibus

46 left for tomorrow -- bye!

3:43 am

dizgrannie

finally NBT, that et 5 was a bugga, should have remembered it cos it had me stumped before...lol

4:18 am

lynxxx

Thanks Dizgrannie. Hello anyone out there

4:20 am

dizgrannie

glad to be of help

4:20 am

rubyfoo

hello lynxxxx

4:21 am

rubyfoo

baCK BEFOR ELUNCH

4:21 am

lynxxx

hi Ruby

4:21 am

rubyfoo

HIDING OUT IN THE STUDIO TO AVOID MR. NASTY!

4:21 am

rubyfoo

sorry for caps

4:21 am

lynxxx

better keep your voice down, he'll find you!

4:21 am

rubyfoo

got 104 words but languished there.....

4:21 am

rubyfoo

no, two floors away, house is built on a hillside

4:22 am

lynxxx

I'm not much further along

4:22 am

dizgrannie

sorry Ruby, had to larf....read your post as back before Enouch

4:22 am

rubyfoo

I got a lot of help with the th's before I left, but no long words at all

4:23 am

rubyfoo

if you don't laugh, you cry!.....

4:24 am

lynxxx

Yay - I fluked an 8! he8.60, a compound

4:26 am

rubyfoo

just found a great phantom: threadbare!

4:26 am

lynxxx

nice one

4:26 am

rubyfoo

but your he8 escapes me, just monkeying with it

4:27 am

rubyfoo

another good phantome: headgame/s

4:27 am

lynxxx

getting very close

4:27 am

rubyfoo

ooh, got it!!!!

4:28 am

rubyfoo

those wonderful monkeys!

4:28 am

rubyfoo

writing shakespeare in their spare time when they're not helping me!

4:35 am

rubyfoo

lunch now....see you later

4:36 am

lynxxx

bye Ruby

4:37 am

lynxxx

phantom:ermine

4:54 am

Brookie

Hi there, just getting in a few minutes of babble before I have to get the baby!

4:56 am

lynxxx

hi Brookie!

4:57 am

Brookie

How are you, lynxxx!

4:58 am

lynxxx

Very well. How are you all?

4:58 am

lynxxx

Very well. How are you all?

4:58 am

Brookie

Doing extremely well. My Australian friend from eHarmony will be here in 7 days, but who's counting?

4:59 am

Brookie

Of course, now my baby just woke up, so I need to go, lynxxx. Hopefully we can catch up some more later. Since it's nighttime where you are, I'll say "good night!"

4:59 am

lynxxx

did you find out whereabouts in Melbourne he is from?

4:59 am

lynxxx

Bye for now

5:00 am

Brookie

I still need to ask him. Thanks for reminding me. Catch up with you soon!

5:00 am

rolin

back again..hey all..

5:01 am

lynxxx

hi Rolin!

5:01 am

rolin

is the compound he8 starting with the top of the body or the sense?

5:01 am

lynxxx

top of the body

5:02 am

rolin

hmmm

5:03 am

rolin

oooh i so wanna make the word 'guard'

5:03 am

lynxxx

not a or b

5:04 am

rolin

oooh...fish...

5:04 am

lynxxx

drop the d from that

5:04 am

rolin

ty lynxxx

5:05 am

rolin

yet another new word for me

5:06 am

FMitch

Greetings babbl land

5:07 am

rolin

ooh new icon..nice fm

5:07 am

lynxxx

hi FM

5:07 am

FMitch

Hi rolin

5:07 am

FMitch

Hello lynxxx!
Hows the grid today?

5:08 am

lynxxx

Finding it a bit hard

5:09 am

FMitch

oo er haven't started it yet, seems to be a lot of vowels.

5:09 am

rolin

not even half way yet....ive got 121 and still have 3bt's

5:09 am

lynxxx

It looks good but.....

5:09 am

FMitch

Lovely srpingish day here and the sun is trying it's best to break through the grey.

5:10 am

FMitch

Ah there goes the pinger, must go and put the chicken in the oven, back in a mo

5:10 am

lynxxx

...enough to drive you ba5.20 really

5:14 am

Woodhood

dire

5:14 am

Woodhood

dires

5:18 am

FMitch

Back again

5:18 am

lynxxx

an early spring - nice after all that cold

5:19 am

FMitch

Trying to work out why the church bells have been ringin for about an hour now.

Am not couting on an early spring but am enjoying the day, next week tye are forecasting more winter :(

5:20 am

FMitch

What are the temps like with you lynxx, hot hot hot?

5:21 am

lynxxx

deliciously cold tonight, the house is still a bit warm after a couple of days of heat. Overall not too bad this summer - esp with a bot of rain around

5:22 am

FMitch

oh good re the rain as it was so dry for you last year.
Hows dear woofer?

5:22 am

lynxxx

bit - no o or i left on those keys

5:23 am

FMitch

lol it's funny how the brain read the word anyway and knows what is meant. Thank goodness otherwise half my posts wouldn't mean a thing to other babblers.

5:24 am

FMitch

Haz and Ata have become fluent in FMtyponese :)

5:24 am

lynxxx

he's playing possum (ie pretending to be asleep) which he is not as husband and daughter have both just arrived home. Sitting on his lounge room cushion surrounded by ripped up paper serviettes

5:25 am

FMitch

LOL

5:25 am

lynxxx

Ripping up paper seems to be one of the few games he plays more than once

5:25 am

FMitch

I bet he is pretending that he didn't shread them

5:27 am

lynxxx

Oh no, we give them to him, those or newspaper or tissue etc.

5:28 am

FMitch

Saves buying a shredding machine, whish I had a Stuie instead of a shredder, much more fun

5:29 am

lynxxx

He is really very well behaved, has not wrecked anything in the house yet. Runs off with the occasional fluffy slipper and 'kills' them - but never leaves so much as a hole, just slightly damp

5:30 am

FMitch

He has always sounded like a lovely dog.

5:30 am

lynxxx

Are you allowed to get animals where you are FM? like a cat or small dog?

5:31 am

FMitch

*sigh* late coffe break is over so I guess I had better get back to work.
Nice to chat and see you soon.

5:31 am

lynxxx

Have a good Friday - bye

5:31 am

FMitch

Unfortunately no lynxxx.

5:34 am

gremlinn

yay...fireworks, unaided by anything

5:34 am

lynxxx

Wow Grem - very impressive!

5:34 am

gremlinn

took hours to get the last few 7s

5:34 am

gremlinn

I almost gave up, but I finally guessed the last couple

5:36 am

lynxxx

Friday night here, and nice to have a decent size grid, they are usually small on Fridays

5:40 am

rolin

im willing to suggest those who have said they have finished...are just trickin'

5:41 am

lynxxx

not Gremlinn, I've seen him on Weboggle - he's the one who hogs the top!

5:41 am

gremlinn

nope, finished without lickety or anything

5:41 am

rolin

humpphh

5:44 am

rolin

ya see...its seems to me to make more sense for a group of three...to be called a thrio... but no...

5:49 am

lynxxx

BBs just gotta watch this cake decorating show from US, amazing

5:55 am

rubyfoo

hello again everybody

5:55 am

BabbleRabble

Hello, ruby

5:55 am

rubyfoo

we have crazy weather -- snow mixed with rain but at least it's removing some of the old, soiled snow, unfortunately, while flooding the downstairs :(.

5:56 am

rubyfoo

Hi BR! Is FM still here?

5:56 am

BabbleRabble

Flooding is not good

5:56 am

BabbleRabble

FMitch?

5:56 am

rubyfoo

hello again lynxx

5:56 am

BabbleRabble

just got here.

5:56 am

rubyfoo

it's only a lot of [heavy] towels to mop0 up and then keep drying.....

5:57 am

rubyfoo

I'm at 109 but probably won't get many more; this is a hard but interesting grid

5:58 am

BabbleRabble

Heck, you are almost done

5:59 am

rubyfoo

but I never get close to finishing...but don't really mind. Too lazy, in the end, to try the lists, etc.

5:59 am

oodleberry

goOd MorniNg everyoNe

5:59 am

BabbleRabble

phantom: futz‏

5:59 am

rubyfoo

hello oodle

5:59 am

BabbleRabble

Hello, oodle

6:00 am

rubyfoo

phantom: threadbare!

6:00 am

BabbleRabble

which of course is your choice

6:00 am

rubyfoo

of course!

6:00 am

oodleberry

BR have you been sneaking the stash again?

6:01 am

BabbleRabble

yes, ruby that one is really close

6:01 am

rubyfoo

but even so, my ranking creeps up a couple of points a day!

6:01 am

rubyfoo

stash, did you say stash???? lol

6:02 am

oodleberry

who??

6:02 am

BabbleRabble

I have never tried the stuff, oodle, even while in Vietnam .... I am crazy enough the way it is

6:02 am

rubyfoo

that is a lovely quote in your profile, BR!!

6:03 am

BabbleRabble

Thanks, ruby

6:04 am

BabbleRabble

Does your basement get flooded often, ruby?

6:05 am

oodleberry

BR how do you see futz as a phantom ... usually there are all the letters but they don't line up... I don't even see a f or a z.... *is confuzzled*

6:05 am

BabbleRabble

but, oodle, my phantoms are REAL phantoms

6:06 am

rubyfoo

it's not exactly a basement, because we're on a hillside, but it's where the guestroom and bath, the laundry room, my husband's workshop and my studio are. The water seeps through the blacktop in the parking area, down the stair and into the workshop, but rarely goes further. So far, except for undermining the paint over the years, no damage....crosed fingers, biting lip!

6:07 am

rubyfoo

the good news is that since the studio is at the bottom, it opens out into the garden and a view of the lake!

6:07 am

BabbleRabble

Sounds like you have a lovely place to live, ruby

6:08 am

rubyfoo

It's beautiful here; I'm very lucky!

6:09 am

oodleberry

not fair

6:09 am

oodleberry

(joking)

6:10 am

oodleberry

do either one of you have the eastern E?

6:10 am

rubyfoo

wait 'til you get to be as old as I am, oodle!!

6:10 am

rubyfoo

not me!

6:10 am

oodleberry

not too far behind you ruby

6:10 am

oodleberry

how old do you think I am???

6:11 am

gremlinn

oodle: et5

6:11 am

rubyfoo

I think I saw it in your profile? or in FB?

6:11 am

oodleberry

nm you can look in my profile

6:11 am

PinnyPoppins

oodle - your photos are incredible!

6:11 am

rubyfoo

et anything!!!

6:11 am

rubyfoo

hi pinny

6:11 am

PinnyPoppins

hi ruby

6:12 am

BabbleRabble

e + a rattle or top are children: *o*s + ** and pa kettle on the farm

6:12 am

rubyfoo

I think I've tried everything for that et5!!

6:12 am

oodleberry

ty pinny,,, keep talking I haven't been out to the carnival cause it has been freaking cold...

6:13 am

rubyfoo

aaah, thank you BR!!!

6:13 am

rubyfoo

that word even makes sense!

6:14 am

oodleberry

ok I am confuzzled

6:14 am

PinnyPoppins

my phantom for the day is 'thyroid'

6:14 am

BabbleRabble

tried that one too

6:14 am

rubyfoo

good one, pinny

6:14 am

PinnyPoppins

and 'hyena'

6:15 am

crosshair

good morning everyone;)

6:15 am

gremlinn

hyena is in there if you spell it funny

6:15 am

PinnyPoppins

oh wow - thanks gremlinn

6:15 am

gremlinn

phant harmonise

6:15 am

BabbleRabble

e + a rattle or top are childrens' playthings: *o*s + ** and pa kettle on the farm

6:15 am

oodleberry

hi cross

6:16 am

BabbleRabble

marjorie main and percy kilbride

6:17 am

rubyfoo

and O tought WE got old movies here in France!

6:17 am

rubyfoo

I thought* typing in the dark, too lazy to change a light bulb!

6:17 am

oodleberry

ok..I got it now I was using top as *o*s

6:18 am

BabbleRabble

yep, those ones have been around for awhile

6:18 am

rubyfoo

hello cross!!!

6:19 am

BabbleRabble

Hello, crossy

6:19 am

Anniebrook

hello everyone!

6:19 am

rubyfoo

hi annie

6:19 am

oodleberry

hi miss annie

6:19 am

BabbleRabble

Hello, Annie. Is the snow gone in Brooklyn?

6:19 am

Anniebrook

hi ruby, sir oodle

6:20 am

rubyfoo

here, they seem to buy up all the old American films and series in bunches (like toxic mortgages) and then play them over and over, randomly, requently the series are not in sequence

6:20 am

Anniebrook

Hello BR, no snow here.

6:21 am

phandmd

Speaking of snow...

6:21 am

rubyfoo

which makes them un-series

6:21 am

Scrabbler

Good morning Babblers!

6:21 am

phandmd

we are gonna have some serious snow here

6:21 am

rubyfoo

hello scrabbler!

6:21 am

BabbleRabble

Have you seen any roy rogers, hopalong cassidy or gene autry movies lately, ruby?

6:21 am

phandmd

(at least for the mid atlantic area

6:21 am

phandmd

good morning all

6:22 am

BabbleRabble

Hello, phandmd and Scrabbler

6:22 am

rubyfoo

lol, just OLD John Wayne and L>A> Confidential, over and over again

6:22 am

oodleberry

DUH... i just tried to look out side with my reading glasses... a blurry mess

6:22 am

Scrabbler

Yay for new snow!

6:22 am

Anniebrook

Hi Scrabbs and phand

6:22 am

phandmd

we are expecting up to 30 inches where we are

6:22 am

rubyfoo

I talked to DC friends yesterday and they were stocking up on necessities (wine, lol)

6:22 am

Scrabbler

Hi ph

6:22 am

phandmd

good morning!

6:23 am

rubyfoo

your shepherd is gorgeous, ph!

6:23 am

phandmd

Thank you! She is 1 year old now.

6:23 am

rubyfoo

how much does she weigh?

6:23 am

Scrabbler

What is her name, ph?

6:24 am

phandmd

she is probably mixed with something, but not sure what. She is def. mostly shepherd in looks and behavior

6:24 am

oodleberry

there is supposed to be another storm moving through the US... first time in years virginia and n. carolina has seen snow... the kids love it... NO SCHOOL YEAH!!! (i hated school)

6:24 am

rubyfoo

she has a great head!

6:24 am

phandmd

That is a cute fluff ball in your pic

6:24 am

BabbleRabble

Miss seeing gabby hayes, jingles, Wishbone and hop sing

6:25 am

phandmd

Thanks, Ruby. She is a very bad girl. She managed to eat 15 choc. chip cookies and half a chocolate cake in the last 2 days!

6:25 am

Scrabbler

I saw Hop Sing cooking at the Fuji Grill last night. 9 ladies went there for dinner---wild, loud, overstimulating place, but great food.

6:25 am

rubyfoo

isn't that dangerous?

6:25 am

oodleberry

when is valentines... the 14th?

6:25 am

phandmd

it was milk chocolate so not quite so bad

6:26 am

phandmd

still not great

6:26 am

Scrabbler

Yep, 14th.

6:26 am

BabbleRabble

what is valentines?

6:26 am

phandmd

I sounds like we don't keep a good eye on her but really we do. The cookies were in a container. she opened it up! The cake, must have been on my husbands watch. He doesn't watch as well as I do.

My first chow chow, Rosie, used to steal cheese off the table if I turned my back for a second

6:28 am

phandmd

Ruby, what's your pup's name?

6:29 am

Scrabbler

Geez, and I am thinking about getting a dog someday.

6:29 am

rubyfoo

would have stolen a whole chicken, I'm sure, given the opportunity. The current dogs are very polite, won't even eat each other's food

6:29 am

phandmd

They are worse than children! but just like children, they are worth it

6:29 am

oodleberry

2 feet of snow in DC

6:29 am

oodleberry

hi scrab

6:29 am

rubyfoo

dog in icon is Ruby, black chow chow is Max

6:29 am

Scrabbler

2 feet expected or already there?

6:30 am

rubyfoo

previous chows were Rosie, Rufus and Cleopatra

6:30 am

phandmd

expected hasn't started snowing yet

6:30 am

oodleberry

and ruby is typing... wow what a smart dog :D

6:30 am

Scrabbler

Going to check weather.com

6:30 am

rubyfoo

very smart for a chow; they're not known for their intellect, not like shepherds, lol

6:30 am

phandmd

Excellent names!

6:30 am

oodleberry

am there

6:31 am

rubyfoo

three were red (hence the r names, and Cleo was the black queen of Veyrier

6:31 am

rubyfoo

Max is Black Maximus!

6:32 am

BabbleRabble

One of my former neighbors had two danes, Bow and Wow

6:32 am

rubyfoo

They are fancy, Canadian royalty (lol), much fancier than their mom!

6:32 am

rubyfoo

too cute!!

6:32 am

rubyfoo

do they call them bowie and wowie?

6:33 am

BabbleRabble

mostly, GIT over here NOW

6:33 am

rubyfoo

I give up, going to read the paper. Lovely chatting with you, friends!!!

6:33 am

phandmd

have a lovely day.

6:33 am

oodleberry

Ruby?? do you have a map please?

6:33 am

oodleberry

I'M lost

6:33 am

BabbleRabble

be well, Ruby

6:33 am

rubyfoo

if you say that to a chow, he sits down, turns away and pretends you're not there

6:33 am

rumplestiltskin

Talk about smart, our Scottish Deerhounds watch us fasten their gates one time and they can escape without us even knowing it. Luckily we have 3 acres fenced with 6 foot chain link, so they can't get out of there, YET!!

6:34 am

rubyfoo

look up Annecy in Googleearth, then veyrier du lac, oodle

6:34 am

oodleberry

no no no Ruby stay don't leave or I cwy

6:34 am

rubyfoo

do you have a photo? they must be magnificent!

6:34 am

rubyfoo

we are half way between the cliffs and the lake

6:34 am

rumplestiltskin

users
usher

6:34 am

rumplestiltskin

users

6:35 am

BabbleRabble

Hello, rumples

6:35 am

oodleberry

hi rumple... you mean they jump?

6:35 am

rubyfoo

he rumple!

6:35 am

rubyfoo

will google that breed!

6:36 am

rumplestiltskin

sorry, not as smart as my dogs. (LOL)

6:36 am

BabbleRabble

How tall and heavy do the deerhounds get?

6:36 am

rubyfoo

no contest there!

6:36 am

rumplestiltskin

Royal Dog of Scotland. slightly smaller scale than the Irish Wolfhounds.

6:36 am

rumplestiltskin

check out my website: www.starshirefarm.com

6:37 am

rubyfoo

chows make up for their IQ's with their affection, loyalty and charm and Ruby is no slouch, either, look how she babbles!

6:37 am

oodleberry

rumple is that the dog in your profile... really a funny looking dog... with horns no lessw hmmmmm :D

My music apprecialtion covers almost everthing...I was a rock freak growing up in the 60's and followed the Stones, Moody Blues, Dylan etc. but I even enjoy Opera, some Hip Hop, R&B, Jazz, Carribbean, New Age...and now all the C & W...love it all.

9:49 am

jmcnrick

hi movie

9:49 am

Soodlebum

Top Ten Country Western Songs.
10. I Hate Every Bone In Her Body But Mine
9. I Ain't Never Gone To Bed With an Ugly Woman But I Woke Up With A Few
8. If The Phone Don't Ring, You'll Know It's Me
7. I've Missed You, But My Aim's Improvin'
6. Wouldn't Take Her To A Dogfight 'Cause I'm Scared She'd Win
5. I'm So Miserable Without You It's Like You're Still Here
4.. My Wife Ran Off With My Best Friend And I Miss Him
3. She Took My Ring and Gave Me the Finger
2. She's Lookin' Better with Every Beer
And the Number One Country & Western song is....
1. It's Hard To Kiss The Lips At Night That Chewed My Ass All Day

9:49 am

movieman

Hiya everyone

9:49 am

gdine

DH & I laughed once over kid #1 coming home from college and telling her sisters about this great group she had discovered....ABBA

9:50 am

jmcnrick

i have found very little rap that I like but the rest of the genre's i can always find something

9:50 am

Aloyisius

ROFL.. what a Top Ten! ty for that, Soodle

9:52 am

movieman

Why does it always rain on me?
Is it because I lied when I was seventeen?
Why does it always rain on me?
Even when the sun is shining
I can't avoid the lightning

9:53 am

jmcnrick

deep movie deep

9:53 am

Aloyisius

poor guy/gal.. needs some Wellbutin

9:54 am

Aloyisius

hah.. ma7.44, just like the first month, no idea what it is

9:54 am

hootowl

jmc - that song (Alabama?)is what got me back into country! In the beginning they played everything all together. Then they started segregating it. No more country in NY! Then I got a job in Nassau and of coarse played the radio on my hour long commute. Switching stations and ran into that song.

9:56 am

jmcnrick

ty aloy

9:56 am

Aloyisius

yw.. this grid has a number of newbies for me

9:56 am

MPittore

I thought that too jmc...and I def don't go for the filthy stuff and violent things but I have heard some that were ok and clever even...after I got my head in the right frame it was ok...but def. not my first choice I agree. It's like "street artists" and break dancing and in other countries like making jewelry out of odd things they find free. Have some neat jewelry from street artists that use old car parts and metal. All interesting to me...it's just life...

9:57 am

movieman

ma7/44, aloy?

9:57 am

hootowl

Don't know how you found that aloy but ty!

9:58 am

Aloyisius

yes, mm.. the month but start with m

9:58 am

Aloyisius

.. feeding more 'nanas to monkeys

9:58 am

movieman

ty aloy

9:59 am

Aloyisius

.. thinking it is an instruction booklet on the anatomy of the hand or something

9:59 am

Aloyisius

will look it up later

10:02 am

jmcnrick

i did say very little, not none, MP

10:03 am

jmcnrick

had an interesting case where a white military chaplain said a black soldier couldn't be a christian because he listened to rap so i documented christian rap songs to rebut it

10:03 am

Aloyisius

gheez makneez, what an idjut

10:04 am

jmcnrick

hmm the word that comes to my mind is racist

10:04 am

Aloyisius

a racist idjut

10:04 am

jmcnrick

agreed

10:04 am

hootowl

the military fosters it!

10:05 am

MPittore

jmc I think we are most likely we are the same on it...and yes I have a friend who introduce me to several christian rap songs...that was neat. I hate people who hide behind religion and pontificate their christianity....true christians would never do that...

10:05 am

jmcnrick

not to say the military does not have racism, but for many of these kids it is the first time they have ever had consistent contact with people of other races

10:07 am

MPittore

I esp dislike when people say "God will punish you"...what an unchristian thought that is

10:07 am

hootowl

Don't get me started. The military can do and say whatever it wants and no one can stop them. BULL

10:07 am

Aloyisius

ah, finally found the goat

10:08 am

MPittore

I am a Navy brat and learned my appreciation for all races as a result of it...and also my parents upbringing.

10:08 am

Krysten

there's a goat??

10:08 am

Aloyisius

yes, a ta4.5 goat

10:08 am

hootowl

good parents

10:09 am

Aloyisius

a babblet goat! .. escaped me for a while

10:09 am

MPittore

yes hoot...I couldn't have picked them better myself

10:09 am

MPittore

brb looking for carrots for goat

10:11 am

rururocks

I found another wood creature the ba 6

10:11 am

rururocks

MP is a nanny for the nanny

10:11 am

Aloyisius

hi ruru!

10:11 am

rururocks

gm aloy

10:12 am

MPittore

ruru LOL

10:12 am

hootowl

ty ru

10:13 am

redturtlehead

Morning again!

10:13 am

jmcnrick

hi ru and red

10:13 am

rururocks

gm red

10:13 am

Aloyisius

hi red!

10:14 am

jmcnrick

there's a goat?!?!?!

10:14 am

rubyfoo

hello again

10:14 am

redturtlehead

How is everyone today!

10:14 am

rubyfoo

on phone

10:14 am

Aloyisius

you missed our sing-a-long.. (-:

10:15 am

jmcnrick

hi ruby

10:15 am

jmcnrick

ack the snow has started!

10:15 am

rubyfoo

hi jmc

10:15 am

redturtlehead

time to make hot chocolate jmc.

10:16 am

Aloyisius

pop some popcorn

10:16 am

rururocks

what do you think keeps the grass down around the PB JM?

10:16 am

rubyfoo

baad

10:17 am

rururocks

(feels sheepish)

10:18 am

loulou999

helloo

10:18 am

Aloyisius

hi loulou

10:19 am

hootowl

ok down to 100 - cross-eyed & tired. BBl

10:19 am

jmcnrick

oh I should have know it was a goat -- the cabana boys would never stoop to cutting the grass

10:19 am

jmcnrick

hi lou

10:19 am

hootowl

and hungry! bye

10:19 am

loulou999

hey you okay? got any tips?

10:20 am

Aloyisius

bye, hootowl!

10:20 am

jmcnrick

bye hoot

10:20 am

jmcnrick

well the best tip is to the scan the help up above

10:20 am

Aloyisius

.. am also heading out.. ty for all the fun chat this morning.. anyone need a clue before I scoot?

10:20 am

rururocks

yes.. don't buy toyota stocks right now

10:20 am

jmcnrick

then as with any word game

10:20 am

loulou999

mee please

10:20 am

Shirlockc

if you can have one h**** of women why can't you have two?

10:20 am

jmcnrick

either the E of ) singleton aloy

10:21 am

jmcnrick

er Eor O singleton

10:21 am

redturtlehead

I was so glad my toyota is not on the recall list. I rather love it.

10:21 am

rururocks

you from Utah Shirl?

10:21 am

jmcnrick

then as with any word game once you find a ending make sure you try all the beginning letters

10:22 am

Shirlockc

no, ruru, just saying

10:22 am

Aloyisius

et5.16: add the sometimes vowel and then NOT pa

10:22 am

redturtlehead

O 4 in the bottom row is and old fashioned word for swearing, or something you do when you get maried "swear an Oa** go be faithful

10:22 am

jmcnrick

one herd? he**? *baffled*

10:23 am

jmcnrick

ty aloy

10:23 am

Shirlockc

the caliph has a ha*** of women

10:23 am

loulou999

2 left to go

10:23 am

Aloyisius

go, loulou, go!

10:23 am

jmcnrick

rats red as a Quaker I should know oa**

10:23 am

loulou999

1 more

10:23 am

jmcnrick

go lou go!

10:23 am

Vicuna

On my way out, but... you can have only one seraglio today, because there's only one int he grid. Another day you can have two.

10:24 am

redturtlehead

You do know it jmc, I think it escaped you , you are distracted by snow.

10:24 am

jmcnrick

hiv/bye vic

10:24 am

Aloyisius

ok, poof time.. see you all next grid.. byee

10:24 am

redturtlehead

hi and bye vicuna

10:24 am

rururocks

bye aloy

10:24 am

rururocks

bye vic

10:24 am

jmcnrick

pooh the snow is hardly a flurry

10:24 am

Vicuna

(Hi, bye! lol)

10:24 am

jmcnrick

bye aloy

10:24 am

Aloyisius

those of you expecting the blizzard.. stay safe.. poof

10:25 am

jmcnrick

ty vic u turn the tide for me

10:25 am

jmcnrick

going home before too too long

10:26 am

inge

Guten Morgen, gang. I am stuck on do 5/28. Any help please?

10:27 am

inge

the second one

10:28 am

inge

nobody Home?

10:28 am

Kaplan the Magne

I will come back tonight maybe

10:28 am

crosshair

if the govt takes your house it is called emminent do****

10:29 am

redturtlehead

Hey does anyone have any suggestions about some easy to prepare good tasting meals....I'm sure some babblers do! I have Salmon steaks planned, and lasagne, but....I have to plan at least 8 meals.

10:29 am

rubyfoo

hel lo inge, I have assorted do's but nothing worth 28

10:29 am

loulou999

anyone got a seven letter word if yeswhat is it

10:30 am

inge

Thanks croossy, but I need the one after the fatal sutuation

10:30 am

crosshair

just looking..no do 5 like that

10:30 am

redturtlehead

lou I have two sevens. We typicall do not give words to each other in chat, but one seven starts with Do, another is an re word.

ruby that does sound good...a bit complicated for me, I am a very very bad chef.

10:31 am

loulou999

kkk got it

10:32 am

redturtlehead

its the seperately instruction!

10:32 am

rubyfoo

it is realy asy. If it sounds good, I can be more specific on quantities

10:32 am

redturtlehead

DC, I hope you do not have to be anywhere. I know T will have to probably go in to work though...How is T doing?

10:32 am

rubyfoo

and my guacamole is superb (if I say so myself) lol

10:32 am

jmcnrick

mmmmm guac

10:32 am

rubyfoo

just a separate pot

10:32 am

jmcnrick

hi crossy

10:32 am

dcseain

he doesn't work this weekend

10:32 am

dcseain

he's well, thanks

10:32 am

jmcnrick

hi inge and dc

10:33 am

crosshair

howdy kmc

10:33 am

crosshair

jmc even

10:33 am

redturtlehead

I might try it, its dark chocolate right? and red salsa or can I use the tomatillo kind.

10:33 am

rubyfoo

how many people red?

10:33 am

rubyfoo

hi seain

10:33 am

redturtlehead

just 2.

10:33 am

lbdawger

any clues for the lone E in the 5th column, 4th row?

10:33 am

inge

well, do 5 is thea adjective from do 4 preceding it

10:33 am

redturtlehead

I just am not a big food fan, and I have a house guest coming...

10:34 am

SeaSpray

morning everyone

10:34 am

redturtlehead

Oooh I am off to make a vindaloo curry for lunch, now that I can make. Be back in a few, must start roasitng up the chcicken. wherer did the morning go?

10:34 am

Flask1

hi all..............clue please for et5/15 please?

10:34 am

redturtlehead

Seaspray_ I just have to say I LOVE to see yoru icon!!!!

10:35 am

jmcnrick

make extra for me red

10:35 am

rubyfoo

make it for 2 days, then: 4 chicken leg quarters browned in olive oil. Chop an onion, brown in a little olive oil in a small saucepan, add 8 squares of dark chocolate and a jar of any kind of salsa. When that's all melted, dump on top of the browned chicken legs. Cook over low heat.

10:35 am

jmcnrick

hi sea

10:35 am

SeaSpray

ty red...he is my buddy

10:35 am

SeaSpray

hey jmc...snowing yet?

10:35 am

jmcnrick

yes but just ba**ly

10:35 am

rubyfoo

you still there red?

10:35 am

redturtlehead

I saw it, ruby, getting off couch, do you think I coud use chicken breast?

10:36 am

rubyfoo

READY TO GIVE MY GUACAMOLE RECIPE

10:36 am

jmcnrick

dc who upped the estimate to 2 to 4 feet?!?!?!?!

10:36 am

rubyfoo

whhops, caps, sorry

10:36 am

SeaSpray

calling for 2 feet here

10:36 am

redturtlehead

oooh, I want to copy that, I have no good guac recipe....

10:36 am

jmcnrick

don't shout ruby

10:36 am

crosshair

crosy perks his hears up...

10:36 am

rubyfoo

yes, wouldn't matter.

10:36 am

crosshair

ears even

10:36 am

Flask1

hi all.....clue for et5/16 please?

10:36 am

redturtlehead

crossy to PB for some vindalo curry!

10:36 am

rubyfoo

sorry, jmc, husband says I'm too loud! that's cause he's deaf

10:36 am

jmcnrick

mmm *wondering if typo of word in grid counts for pb*

10:37 am

redturtlehead

ruby I'm going to make it! It sounds easy enough for me and unique!

10:37 am

SeaSpray

aren't all husbands?

10:37 am

redturtlehead

well, I thought crossy might like curry, BRB in 2 minutes.

10:37 am

jmcnrick

et+ sometimes vowell +not pa

10:37 am

rubyfoo

red, I have to make din, I'll be back in 2 hrs and can give you the guac recipe

10:37 am

Flask1

anyone?

10:37 am

crosshair

it was a typo,honest!!

10:37 am

jmcnrick

my husband was actually deaf -- could just ba**ly he** an ambulance on the street next to him

10:38 am

jmcnrick

et+ sometimes vowell +not pa

10:38 am

rubyfoo

and you'll get point for being unique, just don't mention the chocolate!

10:38 am

Flask1

thanx JMC

10:38 am

jmcnrick

sure crossy

10:38 am

jmcnrick

yw

10:38 am

rubyfoo

my husband is very deaf and won't wear his "appareils"

10:38 am

rubyfoo

conversation is a thing of the past around here

10:38 am

rubyfoo

ttyl!

10:39 am

crosshair

i would do the same,a nice way to turn the wife down a notch hehe

10:39 am

crosshair

crossy ducks....

10:39 am

SeaSpray

repeating over and over is very frustrating

10:39 am

jmcnrick

the problem with appareils is they do not only amplify the sounds you want

10:40 am

crosshair

yes,you get all the ambient sound as well

10:40 am

gramma

Hi everybody. I'm playing Babble live form the hospital! Come on down.

10:41 am

jmcnrick

we learned to look at each other face to face so he could re** my lips -- he even took lip-re**ing lessons

10:41 am

jmcnrick

hi gramma

10:41 am

crosshair

only if a pretty candy striper will bathe me

10:41 am

jmcnrick

how was the operation gramma (or was that someone else?)

10:41 am

redturtlehead

cross, these days we like to get the pt to participate in care. We give you a washclothe and tell you to do it yourself!

10:41 am

jmcnrick

I am going to tell Mrs Crossy!

10:41 am

redturtlehead

Cramma, how are you holding up?

10:41 am

crosshair

shhh

10:41 am

gramma

Hummmm yes of course. In this day and age you're lucky to get a real bed.

10:42 am

crosshair

indeed gramma,my wife once spent 2 weeks in the emerg hall on a gurney

10:42 am

jmcnrick

at least they don't boot out the family as fast as they used to

10:42 am

gramma

Well, enogh about me, I have missed playing so badly.

10:43 am

crosshair

how can they boot you when they are stacking patients in the hallways lol

10:43 am

SeaSpray

daughter has to work this evening and is worried about getting to the hospital, I told her to pack a bag, she may be there for a while

10:43 am

redturtlehead

Cross. they tell us the Canadian system is better than that. goodness.

10:43 am

gramma

amin

10:43 am

gramma

oops

10:43 am

jmcnrick

i am afraid you are right sea

10:43 am

redturtlehead

When I lived up north Seaspray they used to let us sleep on these horrible army cots., whomever wasnt working always seemed to snore.

10:43 am

jmcnrick

ty gramma

10:44 am

SeaSpray

her fiance is a state trooper and works today and tomorrow, he packed a bag as well

10:44 am

jmcnrick

the snore was regulation issue

10:44 am

jmcnrick

well bless them both for doing it

10:44 am

redturtlehead

tell her not to forget her phone charger. I always forget them and then the phone goes dead Boo.

10:44 am

jmcnrick

good advice red!

10:45 am

SeaSpray

good idea red

10:45 am

crosshair

well red,it is better(billing wise) but just as underfunded

10:45 am

MPittore

when my dad was in the hospital my mom would bathe him and she said "I'll wash everything possible and he said then give me the wash cloth and I'll wash impossible!" They had a way of making the best of situations.

10:45 am

jmcnrick

I have a phone charger in my lighter in the car all the time but that would be a pain to have to use it

10:45 am

redturtlehead

I'll say, Cross, in my 14 years working in Emergency we have never held a patient in Emergency longer than 24 hours.

10:45 am

jmcnrick

lol MP

10:46 am

SeaSpray

thats cute MP

10:46 am

redturtlehead

MP you sound like you have great parents.

10:47 am

jmcnrick

help with the A on the bottom row

10:47 am

redturtlehead

Off Topic: the Olympics start next week! I am not Canadian but I sure hope the Canadians have a great showing: I met some of the swimmers (not in this olympics) and the "Own the podium campaign" makes me want to cheer them!!!!

10:47 am

crosshair

it the brain drain red,you could come up here with a nursing degree and get a instant jobs,combine that with govt funding cutbacks and 20% of the available rooms are now storage closets

10:47 am

MPittore

Yes they were truly a kids dream..my dad passed away 2/17/90...a real loss for us all...he was like living with Einstein and Red Skeleton at the same time...a real one of a kind.

10:48 am

dcseain

5

10:48 am

jmcnrick

go dc go

10:48 am

redturtlehead

Instant job for nurses, pretty much anywhere. We did turn one closet into a room....but no one can tell.

10:48 am

dcseain

work hard and get ah5

10:48 am

dcseain

sorry, cat deleted the rest

10:48 am

redturtlehead

MP, I am sorry, you only ever get one Father.

10:49 am

jmcnrick

ty dc

10:49 am

redturtlehead

thanks dc and hi kitty.

10:49 am

redturtlehead

DC how is your clearance process going?

10:49 am

jmcnrick

so dc who was saying 2 to 4 feet?

10:49 am

flosey

good morning everyone

10:49 am

jmcnrick

hi flosey

10:49 am

dcseain

slowly :)

10:49 am

Cherrypop

dc does your cat type or was it just after the mouse?

10:49 am

Haz1558

A on the bottom row ai6 - singular male who soars high.

10:49 am

jmcnrick

hi cherry

10:49 am

SeaSpray

morning flosey

10:49 am

jmcnrick

hi haz

10:49 am

Haz1558

Good morning/afternoon all, by the way.

10:49 am

MPittore

Yes but he gave his all to his family truly enough love to last a lifetime...I miss him so much but my heart is filled with his love still...wish everyone could have that experience.

10:49 am

Cherrypop

hello all

10:50 am

crosshair

lol red,we went the ither way,turning good rooms into closets,cannot run a room if there is not enough personnel to manage it

10:50 am

jmcnrick

ty haz

10:50 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, jmc.

10:50 am

redturtlehead

well, cross that is true, and so many Canadian nurses are choosing to work down here...

10:50 am

jmcnrick

th** is so lovely MP

10:50 am

redturtlehead

haz thanks for that clue! how are you?

10:51 am

jmcnrick

i need to right a fundraising letter today and want to get to nbt

10:51 am

crosshair

the brain drain,my sis-in-law also went to the states with her nursing degree

10:51 am

Haz1558

I'm well, thanks. It's been a funny kind of day, haven't had long to settle to this grid.

10:51 am

jmcnrick

the canadian U.S. brain drain flips back and forth

10:52 am

redturtlehead

jmc, LOL, I hope when your right the letter you use spell check. :)

10:52 am

jmcnrick

funny haha?

10:52 am

redturtlehead

Not for nurses jmc. they always head South!

10:52 am

rururocks

are those nurses working or migrating for the winter

10:52 am

redturtlehead

funny wierd?

10:52 am

Cherrypop

thay

10:52 am

jmcnrick

not only spell check but three proof re**ers

10:52 am

Haz1558

Spell check wouldn't do the business, it doesn't know context.

10:52 am

redturtlehead

Well, Ru, one just became a US citizen last week.

10:52 am

crosshair

working ruru,my sis in law did 15 years

10:52 am

redturtlehead

Oh Haz, you are quite on it!

10:53 am

redturtlehead

Hello Cherrypop how are you?

10:53 am

rururocks

do they honk as they go by?

10:53 am

jmcnrick

i have a volunteer retired journalist who does one cut, a current journalist who does the second, and a professional fundraiser who does the third

10:53 am

SeaSpray

just started snowing...guess our 2 feet is on the way

10:53 am

rururocks

thay hey! to you to Cherry

10:53 am

redturtlehead

jmc, you have such good connections!

10:54 am

Haz1558

Do they ever disagree, jmc?

10:54 am

jmcnrick

yep they keep me afloat!

10:54 am

crosshair

you can keep your 2 feet,we are actually having a nice day minus 3 c and sun

10:54 am

jmcnrick

age always enhances connections

10:54 am

redturtlehead

I have to clean today and prepare for the onslaught of my month long houseguest. grrr.

10:54 am

jmcnrick

but two more feet up there would hardly be noticed crossy!

10:54 am

redturtlehead

jmc, my Mom thinks of you as a young lady!

10:55 am

crosshair

lol jmc

10:55 am

jmcnrick

month long?!?! I hope its a very good friend

10:55 am

SeaSpray

believe me Crossy...I am not looking forward to it

10:55 am

jmcnrick

lol red I am glad someone does -- my staff is always talking about OLD people -- you know-- 50 years old

10:56 am

redturtlehead

Unfortunately not so much. I am feeling a bit grumpy about it, but....he is getting me out to a Shuttle launch, and several places I would not have been before, AND....my dog will have a pal when I am at work...

10:56 am

inge

ha

10:56 am

redturtlehead

jmc and seain, if it snows lots, please take photos!

10:57 am

SeaSpray

shuttle launch will be awesome red!

10:57 am

dcseain

it will snow lots. pix will be

10:57 am

jmcnrick

no camera :-( stolen with my laptop

10:57 am

crosshair

lol red,you want snow photos? how many hu
ndred would you like? lol

10:57 am

jmcnrick

maybe I will go buy one today

10:57 am

redturtlehead

JMC, that stinks.

10:58 am

redturtlehead

Seaspray, I am so so worried as its been rather cloudy. Its a night launch so I am very excited.

10:58 am

jmcnrick

well at least you will be at work and not with him all the time

10:58 am

redturtlehead

Online jmc, buy online, less expensive for certain.

10:58 am

jmcnrick

who knows you might end up with a better friendship

10:58 am

SeaSpray

i visited the space center a year ago and was amazed

10:58 am

redturtlehead

Indeed jmc. and he is going to go to Tampa for a few days...and I think we will have a good time.

10:58 am

jmcnrick

yes but i want it NOW!!!!

10:58 am

jmcnrick

*sulks*

10:59 am

redturtlehead

Sea, I am embarassed I have never been. I have friends who work there, and I drive by it to take my bird photos...

10:59 am

redturtlehead

SPace program has been such a good thing for Florida.

10:59 am

redturtlehead

I just hate the cleaning!

10:59 am

jmcnrick

it was good for Texas too

10:59 am

MPittore

I saw a shuttle launch fro Key West...spectacular although husband was not impressed...diff strokes...oh well...

10:59 am

rururocks

(and such a bad thing for the economy)

11:00 am

SeaSpray

oh, there were lots of birds there, we got to go out to the launch pad

11:00 am

jmcnrick

well the moon launch is on the chopping block

11:00 am

crosshair

i heard on news your prez is putting a choke hold on the space funding

11:00 am

MPittore

We had parked our Motorhome near the launch and then it got scrubbed but caught it later in Key West.

11:00 am

redturtlehead

Well, I can "see" the shuttle each time it takes off, it goes over my town, but it just sort of looks like a bright light in the si=ky.

11:00 am

rururocks

*yeah*

11:00 am

jmcnrick

help with the lower right hand A please

11:00 am

SeaSpray

I asked the tour guide what all the buzzards were waiting for, he said lunch!

11:01 am

jmcnrick

lol buzzards always are waiting for lunch

11:01 am

redturtlehead

There is a lot if concern about the program now cross, but the area is also used to launch meterological rockets and such...

11:01 am

Haz1558

ad5/16 and ad6/27 - old fashioned proverb/saying.

11:01 am

crosshair

make it pay for itself then?

11:02 am

jmcnrick

the idea is private enterprise will take over and it probably will

11:02 am

Shirlockc

hey crosshair, re photos of blizzard/snow

11:02 am

Atalante

*flop*

11:02 am

jmcnrick

hi ata

11:02 am

Shirlockc

can i ask for some? for my blog?

11:02 am

Haz1558

Hello, floppy Ata.

11:02 am

crosshair

lol red,when we see stuff like that going across the sky we duck,thinking the states let one go wild lol

11:02 am

redturtlehead

Its not the scientists, but the support people...that lose jobs.

11:02 am

jmcnrick

haz i must not know that saying

11:02 am

MPittore

hi ata

11:02 am

redturtlehead

Hi ata!

11:02 am

crosshair

yes shirlock?

11:03 am

Haz1558

ad plus how old you are, jmc.

11:03 am

Shirlockc

i'm looking for snowy pics of city

11:03 am

Shirlockc

city in a blizzard

11:03 am

jmcnrick

ty haz sorry for being dense

11:03 am

crosshair

sec shirlock...

11:03 am

Shirlockc

may not snow soon enough for me to get out with a camera today

11:03 am

Atalante

tiiiired. busy day! so now I babble

11:03 am

Haz1558

Not a problem jmc.

11:03 am

Shirlockc

tho i suppose i can post the pic later

11:04 am

MPittore

good grief this snow is serious

11:04 am

Shirlockc

if it does end up snowing in NYC

11:04 am

jmcnrick

it is still light but sideways here

11:05 am

SeaSpray

yes MP, this snow is coming fast and furious here

11:05 am

Shirlockc

where are you seaspray?

11:05 am

crosshair

here is a pretty one shirlock shot just 5 minutes from my house....

11:05 am

MPittore

sea where r u I'm in Silve Springs

11:05 am

MPittore

oops Silver

11:05 am

crosshair

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_fabulo
us/3908276/page2/

11:06 am

jmcnrick

i'm at dupont circle

11:06 am

SeaSpray

I am in Carroll County MP

11:06 am

jmcnrick

silver spring as the contestant corrected alex trebek

11:06 am

dcseain

we've alread y got an inch or so. I'm in Reston

11:06 am

MPittore

yes I think the building in the city cause the snow to fall a bit different

11:06 am

Shirlockc

that is nice, crosshair

11:06 am

jmcnrick

not even sticking here

11:07 am

MPittore

wow it's beautiful out in CC

11:07 am

dcseain

it's sticking here. It was snowing for 90 minutes before the roads starting turning whitish

11:07 am

Shirlockc

may i use the photo for now, crosshair? until it starts snowing here and i can get a shot?

11:07 am

SeaSpray

yes it is MP, have lived here all my life

11:07 am

Haz1558

jmc, the other a for that lower right is ay4/7.

11:08 am

crosshair

go ahead shirlock,im looking for others now

11:08 am

Shirlockc

thx!

11:08 am

SeaSpray

my son went to Hagerstown this morning to take a CDL driving test, glad he beat the snow

11:08 am

dcseain

thx, haz

11:08 am

Atalante

so nice to see other ppl having snow issues now!

11:08 am

jmcnrick

i have been looking at ay ty haz *looking*

11:09 am

redturtlehead

Sea, you must, or your son must live very close to where I grew up.

11:09 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, I thought I was never going to get it greyed.

11:09 am

jmcnrick

*smack*

11:09 am

SeaSpray

where is that red?

11:09 am

MPittore

those CDL tests aren't easy...hope he did well...my bro has one he is with Fed Ex and teaches classes for them and pass/fails drivers

11:10 am

jmcnrick

two left for nbt and work

11:10 am

redturtlehead

SHippensburg PA, we used to go to Hagerstown for shopping...

11:11 am

SeaSpray

he did well MP, but I was concerned about them being out in a tractor trailer in this weather

11:12 am

SeaSpray

Not to far away red, we are about and hour below hagerstown

11:12 am

jmcnrick

isnt iman the islamic priest? or am i misspelling it again?

11:12 am

MPittore

I used to run a booth in trade shows for the gov't in Hagerstown

11:12 am

Atalante

imam :D

11:12 am

Haz1558

imam, I think.

11:12 am

Atalante

iman is david bowie's wife :P

11:12 am

jmcnrick

ah well there you go then

11:12 am

jmcnrick

:-P

11:12 am

Haz1558

I think David Bowie is married to Iman?

11:13 am

Haz1558

Ata and I are worryingly full of trivia.

11:13 am

rururocks

Iman are Apple computer guys

11:13 am

jmcnrick

but you said it nicer so :-P ata!

11:13 am

jmcnrick

that is Imen ru ;-)

11:13 am

Atalante

apparently jordan and alex reid are going to adopt a haiti orphan

11:14 am

MPittore

RURU ROFL

11:14 am

Haz1558

Poor child. Surives Haiti and then goes to them.

11:14 am

bojazz

here for Babbleunch - how's everybody??

11:14 am

jmcnrick

phone

11:14 am

rururocks

(hopes Madonna or Angelina gets to them first ata)

11:14 am

SeaSpray

Hi bojazz

11:14 am

Atalante

publicity stunt, much?

11:15 am

bojazz

hi Sea

11:15 am

Haz1558

Just ever so slightly cynical about their motives. (for ever so slightly, read in super-sarcastic font)

11:15 am

rururocks

who is Jordan and Alex (not a celebrity nut)

11:15 am

Haz1558

Ghastly people.

11:16 am

SeaSpray

i was wondering the same thing ruru

11:16 am

MPittore

hmmmm maybe Octomom can pick up a few dozen....

11:16 am

Atalante

jordan is an ex-page 3 girl who has the worst taste in the world. alex is her new husband. a cage fighter.

11:16 am

bojazz

must be talking about my family...

11:16 am

rururocks

what's Page 3?

11:16 am

Haz1558

Bare-chested hussies.

11:17 am

rururocks

sorry I don't know this stuff

11:17 am

Atalante

I'll let Haz explain that one

11:17 am

bojazz

where? where?

11:17 am

SeaSpray

haha Haz...don't hold back!

11:17 am

Atalante

google "the sun" and "page 3" ru!

11:17 am

SeaSpray

lol bo

11:18 am

Haz1558

Page 3. Traditional place where pictures of over-chest-asseted-females flaunt their attributes to British men who buy certain newspapers.

11:18 am

MPittore

was going to break for lunch but my curiosity is raised...may learn something ...listening...

11:18 am

rururocks

god... I was just starting to be smug in knowing who Posh SPice and her soccer husband is...

11:18 am

Haz1558

The grammar in my last sentence is terrible.

11:19 am

Atalante

Jordan and Alex (and Peter, her ex-husband) are a somewhat less stylish version of them

11:19 am

Haz1558

Traditional placement of pictures of over-chest, etc.

11:19 am

MPittore

grammer doesn't count in the chog (most times)

11:19 am

SeaSpray

i am not far behind you ruru

11:19 am

rururocks

are

11:19 am

Haz1558

But MP, grammar counts with me ALL the time.

11:19 am

MPittore

oops or spelling...grammar

11:19 am

rururocks

spelling either mp apparently

11:19 am

rururocks

lolololol

11:19 am

MPittore

good catch ru

11:20 am

rururocks

grammer is a old lady of the sea

11:21 am

MPittore

puts on foil cap and sits upright....paying attention

11:21 am

jmcnrick

back

11:21 am

bojazz

grammar is a dying art!

11:21 am

jmcnrick

oh time for my foil cap?

11:21 am

MPittore

true

11:22 am

Atalante

let me try and explain Jordan. She started as a glamour model / page 3 girl known from a chest that mysteriously increased every year. She was a big party girl. She went on "I'm a Celebrity get me out of here" and married a fellow contestant, Peter Andre. They had 2 kids. She already had a disabled, blind kid from a fling with a footballer. They then got divorced 7 months ago, and now she's married Alex Reid. Another class act. She's really probably the tackiest and less tasteful person in the world. She wore a pink loo roll holder as a wedding dress

11:22 am

rururocks

haz you would love my wife... she corrects my grammar constantly

11:22 am

jmcnrick

*puts on foil cap with snow resistant ear flaps*

11:22 am

Haz1558

She sounds like a fine woman, ruru.

11:22 am

Atalante

was that about accurate, haz?

11:23 am

jmcnrick

a pink loo roll holder doesn''t sound like it would cover much - ahem - area

11:23 am

SeaSpray

is she as bad as Amy Winehouse?

11:23 am

bojazz

sometimes coversation here is absolutely fascinating!!

11:24 am

Haz1558

That's pretty good. You haven't drawn attention to her other careers - modelling, writing (super-sarcastic font) and her equestrian ambitions.

11:24 am

bojazz

pink loo roll holder?

11:24 am

rururocks

why are large breasts considered assets? you can't resell them?

11:24 am

MPittore

sometimes fascinating here is absolutely conversation!!

11:24 am

jmcnrick

*imagining super busty woman on a horse*

11:24 am

bojazz

:)

11:24 am

jmcnrick

the mind boggles!

11:24 am

Haz1558

She's worse than Amy Winehouse in some ways because her talent is making money out of manipulating the media. Amy Winehouse has talent, although she seems intent on abusing it.

11:24 am

Atalante

look at this - jordan's wedding dress - http://tinyurl.com/yfveyud

11:25 am

jmcnrick

*imagining it in slo-mo*

11:25 am

Haz1558

(For anybody who is wondering, we are not enamoured of Jordan. Just to clear things up)

have those too -- looking for the ba 6 following house for farm animals

1:20 pm

ChrissieDee

sorry nan, that all I have

1:21 pm

oodleberry

this year captured the real spirit of the festival the other time I took it, it was at night and -50. I just wanted to get home then. Today I took more time and my hands didn't freeze every time I took a pic.

1:21 pm

FMitch

ba + sometime vowel + brit short form of thanks

1:21 pm

oodleberry

bbl

1:21 pm

mummy

ba/6males serving in a pub

1:21 pm

car.eeyore

TY!

1:21 pm

FMitch

oops missed out a letter in my clue*sigh*

1:22 pm

cybernan

sorry, mitch, that's not making any sense

1:22 pm

Atalante

make sense in your clues, FM!!

1:22 pm

FMitch

I know cnan and so I will withdraw from cluing today and wish you all Happy Babbling.

1:22 pm

cybernan

ah -- got them both -- ty mitch

1:23 pm

ChrissieDee

ty guys - is that all the ba6's

1:25 pm

Atalante

poor fm

1:28 pm

cybernan

ge 7 following berlin residents?

1:33 pm

car.eeyore

Don't have it Cyber

1:35 pm

ChrissieDee

ge7 = same first 4 letter + not out + vowel

1:35 pm

Joanne123

ge hitler was one and plural

1:36 pm

Joanne123

ty chrissie

1:36 pm

Joanne123

hi all

1:36 pm

cybernan

I'm looking for the ge 7/40 following that joanne

1:36 pm

ChrissieDee

yw Jo

1:37 pm

Joanne123

chrissie clued it

1:38 pm

cybernan

ty -- thought I'd tried that one, Chrissie

1:39 pm

car.eeyore

May I please have a clue for the right column E? I need it for nbt. TY!

1:40 pm

Joanne123

et sometimes vowel and not pa but ..

1:40 pm

cybernan

et 5/16: et + vowel/cons. + short mother

1:40 pm

ChrissieDee

ty Jo, that's nbt for me too

1:41 pm

Joanne123

yvw

1:41 pm

cybernan

is the first ha 7 based on the 4/5 that precedes it?

1:41 pm

Joanne123

wtg chrissie

1:41 pm

ChrissieDee

but with 98 to go I'm fed up with this grid. May return later for more pain filled fun!! bbl

1:42 pm

car.eeyore

TY Cyber!

1:42 pm

car.eeyore

TY Joanne!

1:42 pm

Joanne123

ha4 and coal mi4

1:42 pm

Joanne123

yvw car

1:42 pm

Boobear

any un clues pleas

1:43 pm

Joanne123

un do this with a book

1:43 pm

cybernan

tried that, joane and it isn't taking

1:44 pm

dcseain

thx, joanne. i've a few on my shelves that are un6

1:44 pm

Joanne123

weird as i just found it

1:44 pm

Joanne123

yvw dc

1:45 pm

cybernan

are we talking about the same 7? -- looking for the 2nd word in the ha list -- follows the ha 4/5

1:46 pm

Joanne123

ha to hurt someone and not out but .. vowel and plural

1:46 pm

Joanne123

un and beginning of breathe and plural

1:47 pm

Joanne123

then cyb leave out the last vowel and plural

1:47 pm

cybernan

have that -- looking for the first ha 7/40, ty

1:48 pm

periwinkle

hello all

1:48 pm

car.eeyore

Hi Peri!

1:48 pm

Joanne123

hi peri

1:49 pm

cybernan

the ha 7 I'm looking for has to begin with haa or had

1:50 pm

periwinkle

just ate a bowl of my home made mushroom barley soup with cabbage. delish. It is from a book called: Love Soup by Anna Thomas. She also wrote The Vegetian Epicure.

1:50 pm

cybernan

sounds yummy peri -- love homemade soup too

1:50 pm

periwinkle

I may ghave it again for dinner :)

1:51 pm

periwinkle

*have*

1:51 pm

Joanne123

looking cyb

1:51 pm

redturtlehead

Peri, it sounds great, I love mushrooms in soups...

1:51 pm

periwinkle

me too and the onions carmelized nicely. I am so proud of myself

1:54 pm

Joanne123

cyb ha vowel mrs.. piggy's french me and cons.

1:55 pm

cybernan

that's the 3rd ha 7, joanne

1:56 pm

Boobear

any clues for the e in the lower right hand corner?

1:56 pm

Joanne123

there's 2 more 7/40's

1:56 pm

periwinkle

have you tried morewords, nan?

1:56 pm

Joanne123

ok must go for bit

1:56 pm

Joanne123

byeee

1:57 pm

car.eeyore

et + sometime vowel + pa's mate

1:58 pm

cybernan

I'd rather try to solve it than look it up, peri -- will come back to it later

1:59 pm

periwinkle

I try to find it myself and with clues too, nan, but sometimes I just have to resort to moreword,otherwise I would be sitting here for 24 hrs :)

1:59 pm

periwinkle

87 left, bbs

2:00 pm

cybernan

lol -- I just might have to do that, if no one else has a clue

2:00 pm

dcseain

nan, it ends with hebrew male plural

2:00 pm

dcseain

starts with ha verb

2:01 pm

Dippnall

ha7 - pt of have + 1st vowel + edge (no idea what it means!)

2:03 pm

dcseain

its hebrew, archaic synonym of cheder

2:05 pm

cybernan

ty dippnall and seain

2:05 pm

oodleberry

hi eVerYonE

2:06 pm

cybernan

I really think hebrew words should be deleted from enable along with all other foreign words that are not in common use where English is spoken -- including medical terms

2:08 pm

cybernan

half way through and down to 26 -- 2 still missing from first half. Off for lunch and a dose of curling

2:09 pm

oodleberry

hi seain

2:10 pm

dcseain

hello

2:11 pm

dcseain

where i live, and to the NE in the US at least, a good number of hebrew terms are fairly common, at least in urban areas.

2:14 pm

dcseain

well, the trees look pretty so far with the snow.

2:15 pm

bichon

I'm amazed at how many words with Jewish link there are in Enable.

2:16 pm

dcseain

yes, and i know that the quantity frustrates ruru some at times

2:17 pm

jillibus

hi and * * firewords * *

2:17 pm

oodleberry

i have to agree with seain cause in NYC there are a great deal of hebrew words that are common use

2:17 pm

dcseain

congrats, jilli

2:18 pm

oodleberry

wtg jilli

2:18 pm

dcseain

thud

2:18 pm

bichon

They're not strange in themselves to me, being Jewish and a Hebrew speaker. But I don't see a reciprocal number in other languages

2:18 pm

dcseain

oopsie

2:18 pm

jillibus

I'm looking forward to telling my d-i-l that I'm her schvigger

2:18 pm

dcseain

plenty of Yiddish and Scots

2:18 pm

dcseain

lol Jilli

2:19 pm

oodleberry

never heard of that word

2:19 pm

bichon

A schviggermutter is German too. That's what I call my German m.i.l.

2:19 pm

oodleberry

oh

2:19 pm

dcseain

ah, the sounds of the 1st kids out in the snow.

2:19 pm

jillibus

I'd never heard of itwither and I used to live in NYC

2:20 pm

Pinikula

afternoon all ;)

2:20 pm

dcseain

rather a treat to be out in the snow while it's falling.

2:20 pm

jillibus

*it either

2:20 pm

dcseain

hi, pini

2:20 pm

jillibus

hi pini

2:20 pm

Pinikula

hi dc ;)

2:20 pm

oodleberry

hi pini

2:20 pm

bichon

I am soo happy this one's missing us in CT

2:20 pm

Pinikula

hi oodle ;)

2:21 pm

Pinikula

hi bichon, jilli...

2:21 pm

dcseain

we're likely to exceed the Knickerbocker Storm of 1927 here.

2:21 pm

jillibus

please will you send some snow over to Cypress Mountain for the Olympic snowboarding?

2:21 pm

dcseain

we call it that because the Knickerbocker Theatre roof fell in during that one.

2:21 pm

Pinikula

I'd like some snow, too...haven't seen any this year!

2:22 pm

jillibus

oof! th4!

2:22 pm

Pinikula

We have a Knickerbocker Bridge here (for pedestrians)

2:22 pm

dcseain

that storm is also why flat roofs are illegal here. Must have at least a 5% slope.

2:22 pm

dcseain

neat, pini :)

2:23 pm

dcseain

no snow-making equipment up there, jilli?

2:23 pm

bichon

The old Civic Center roof fell in Hartford about 30 years ago. This was after a big snowstorm

yes, dc, lots of snow-making equipment, but it's a bit too warm for it to work properly -- they are trucking in snow from distant mountains! It's an el niño year. The ski hills are just fine, though -- farther north.

2:26 pm

oodleberry

little more cheery... cold but cherry

2:26 pm

Angelsong

hi, all. it's been a long day. My husband just left to pick up our youngest kitten from the vet. She was spayed this morning.

2:26 pm

dcseain

oh, dear.

2:26 pm

Dippnall

se 7? I'm prob missing the obvious......

2:27 pm

Flask1

Hi all.....clue please for the mi6/7 combo please?

2:27 pm

jesdraggon

i all

2:27 pm

oodleberry

cheery I mean

2:27 pm

bichon

DC, it happened during the night and it was rebuilt [with a different roof I hope]

2:28 pm

Pinikula

hi dip and jess

2:28 pm

Dippnall

desert vision........

2:28 pm

jillibus

mi6 & 7 -- imaginary shimmery vision(s) in the distance

2:28 pm

Pinikula

very nice, oodle! :)

2:28 pm

Dippnall

hi pink - in and out

2:28 pm

Pinikula

wow...got 5 words off that clue, jilli! :)

2:29 pm

jillibus

hi and bye dipp -- nicely succinct clue

2:29 pm

oodleberry

which pini

2:29 pm

oodleberry

the pics?

2:29 pm

jillibus

wtg, pini!

2:29 pm

Pinikula

the icon! :)

2:30 pm

oodleberry

will put some captions to them and update it with a comment where I have my story...:D

2:30 pm

Angelsong

I did some shopping this morning for a new computer system. it's custom built, and it's going to be wonderful.

2:30 pm

jillibus

dc, glad you know what an ay4 is now -- I love the picture :)

2:30 pm

oodleberry

now you can actually SEE it

2:30 pm

jillibus

oh wow, angel! desktop or laptop?

2:30 pm

dcseain

wonderful, angel. and good news about the neutering.

2:30 pm

Pinikula

congrats, angel!

2:31 pm

Pinikula

will check them out, oodle ;)

2:31 pm

oodleberry

wtg angel

2:31 pm

jillibus

angel, I remember when my late Susie was spayed -- poor little mite, she crouched under the table for ages.

2:31 pm

Flask1

thanx Jilli!

2:31 pm

redturtlehead

Hey all. How is the snow coming?

2:31 pm

dcseain

steadily, red

2:32 pm

jillibus

yw, flask!

2:32 pm

Angelsong

the kitten came through surgery well, but she may need a change in diet, b/c her urine is very acidic

2:32 pm

jillibus

hi red :)

2:32 pm

dcseain

calling for 20-30 inches, and from now.... about 30h of snowing left.

2:32 pm

oodleberry

when I got my present one... I paid only 300 more for this one which the other one I got 7 years ago which was a dell and swear I will NEVER get another dell again.

2:32 pm

redturtlehead

Hi Jilli! and Angel, and seain, and flanks and oodle and pinikiula, and and Lurkers!

2:33 pm

jillibus

wow, dc! What a crazy winter this is!

2:33 pm

Pinikula

hi red ;)

2:33 pm

oodleberry

got a fujitsu and it doesn't sound plastic when you type on it and it is a 17"¸

if you're from china or japan, you're a****. substitute ME for A for the ME6

2:46 pm

Pinikula

how about a clue for the bottom center A?

2:46 pm

flosey

singular and plural pini

2:46 pm

Pinikula

thx, hursh!

2:46 pm

oodleberry

hego??

2:46 pm

Pinikula

of what, flosey? did I miss one?

2:46 pm

bichon

ty hurshy

2:46 pm

flosey

ay4/7

2:46 pm

flosey

ay and breath sigh of relief

2:47 pm

Joanne123

ty flos

2:47 pm

Pinikula

have it ;)

2:47 pm

dcseain

hm. do i want more cannoli.

2:47 pm

flosey

yw joanne

2:47 pm

Pinikula

just need one from the upper left I for NBT...

2:47 pm

dcseain

all IM words, of which i have none

2:48 pm

flosey

the ai flyer and pl

2:48 pm

hego

Anybody like this grid?

2:48 pm

Pinikula

looking

2:48 pm

Joanne123

pondering hursy's clue humm

2:48 pm

Pinikula

thx, flosey, got 'em! :)

2:48 pm

KatieMcG

me** and horrible

2:48 pm

Pinikula

it was a clever one, jo!

2:48 pm

Joanne123

got it ty

2:49 pm

hego

Oodle?

2:49 pm

KatieMcG

sorry that was an answer to hego

2:49 pm

hego

I knew Katie.

2:49 pm

dcseain

it's alright, hego

2:49 pm

hego

No Likey DC

2:50 pm

Pinikula

* mumbling: stupid im's *

2:50 pm

dcseain

tim* and bashful for im4

2:50 pm

Pinikula

GOT ONE!!!

2:50 pm

hego

grrrr...

2:50 pm

Pinikula

NBT!

2:51 pm

Pinikula

I can return to work (semi) happy now! :)

2:51 pm

Mary

dcseain, the im5/12 is i + not yours but m*** + pl

2:51 pm

hego

YAY!! Pini

2:51 pm

Joanne123

pini pb

2:51 pm

dcseain

most things here are closed today.

2:51 pm

oodleberry

did you saw my pics hego?

2:51 pm

Pinikula

y'all rock!!!

2:51 pm

Pinikula

crap...what'd I do now?

2:51 pm

Pinikula

OOPS!!! My bad...

2:52 pm

hego

No. I'll look now.

2:52 pm

Joanne123

tyty mary

2:52 pm

Joanne123

what did u put in brackets hehe

2:52 pm

hurshy

i'm having mucho trouble with H's and M's

2:52 pm

Pinikula

* stocking PB with lots-o-milk chocolate! *

2:52 pm

Pinikula

back to work for me...cya l8r g8rs!

2:53 pm

dcseain

njoy, pini

2:53 pm

Joanne123

hursh ma7/44 is same as last month with and m instead

2:53 pm

Mary

me too, hurshy, cause theres a lot of H's & M;s

2:53 pm

hego

Bye Pini

2:53 pm

Joanne123

byeee pini

2:53 pm

hurshy

well there are a lot of A's, too, but i'm only missing one of them

2:53 pm

hego

Oodle they're lovely. hope you had a nice day.

2:53 pm

Shirlockc

good clue joanne

2:54 pm

oodleberry

I did but it was freeeeeeeeezing

2:54 pm

oodleberry

and ty

2:54 pm

hego

But what is that guy doing with that buffalo?

2:54 pm

hurshy

thank you jo

2:54 pm

hego

yw

2:54 pm

Joanne123

ty but was clued earlier and indeed it was

2:54 pm

Joanne123

yvw

2:54 pm

Jayk

Hi guys! Is this worse than yesterday or what?

2:54 pm

oodleberry

although I would have to say not as cold as my first time but I don't think with a temp of -50 there would be another day like that

2:55 pm

dcseain

indeed worse than yesterdays, jayk :)

2:55 pm

hego

Hi Jay. it's worse okay.

2:55 pm

Joanne123

hi jayk

2:55 pm

Jayk

I'm in Hurshy Land with the Ms and one pesky remaining a

2:57 pm

Jayk

airman

2:57 pm

Jayk

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2:58 pm

dcseain

ai7 - cause i'm a blonde yeah, yeah, yeah!

2:58 pm

hego

easy jay. be calm. you got it right. lol

2:58 pm

Jayk

yeah, hego--i got it right in the wrong box

2:58 pm

hego

:-)

2:59 pm

Jayk

and only yesterday i promised to curb that tendency

2:59 pm

hurshy

i have six HY - are there more?

2:59 pm

Jayk

2 more

2:59 pm

Joanne123

lol dc was gonna say sorry to all blonds but i become one once in a while too hehe

2:59 pm

hurshy

sigh.

3:00 pm

dcseain

my sister's a blond, as is her hubby and her kids.

3:00 pm

Joanne123

8 hy's

3:00 pm

oodleberry

bbl

3:00 pm

dcseain

hasta, oodle

3:00 pm

Joanne123

2/4's 3/5's 2/6's and a 7

3:01 pm

Atalante

oooooo Lost! Excitement!

3:01 pm

dcseain

hy 5-7-6 are easy

3:01 pm

Joanne123

byeeee oodle

3:01 pm

hego

Bye oodle

3:01 pm

hurshy

ok i need another 5 and 6

3:02 pm

dcseain

wild hy6

3:03 pm

hurshy

... hyenas?

3:03 pm

Atalante

hyraxs

3:03 pm

dcseain

singular, not enough vowels at start, hurshy

3:03 pm

hurshy

oh!

3:04 pm

hego

you got to stick in another vowel

3:04 pm

hego

and I think Hurshy is in the pb. oh, yes

3:05 pm

Jayk

the second ge 4/7 pls?

3:05 pm

hurshy

then what is the hy5 that isn't in a combo?

3:05 pm

dcseain

hy wyth robot ending

3:06 pm

hurshy

thank you

3:06 pm

Jayk

or maybe it's the first

3:06 pm

hego

Hurshy a bone in your neck.

3:06 pm

hurshy

****flect (kneel)

3:06 pm

hego

which one Jay?

3:06 pm

Atalante

the bone that's always brought up in detective books as a sign of strangulation

3:07 pm

hego

Yup, Ata

3:07 pm

hurshy

agatha christie doesn't bring up anatomy

3:07 pm

jmbdobie2

73 left - back to work for me.

3:07 pm

hego

I adore Agatha!

3:07 pm

Joanne123

ty for the robot ending

3:07 pm

hego

Bye jmb

3:07 pm

Atalante

she's more poisonous

3:08 pm

hego

Read everything she's ever written.

3:09 pm

Joanne123

hego pb

3:09 pm

hego

Love Poirot

3:09 pm

Joanne123

choclaites there

3:09 pm

hego

Ack!

3:09 pm

hego

TY

3:09 pm

Joanne123

tommorrow will be pork parmesan there

3:10 pm

hego

I'll be sure to be there.

3:10 pm

Joanne123

on a bun with fried mushrooms onions and peppers if u keep th4 up

3:10 pm

Joanne123

on an italian bun too

3:10 pm

hego

Yum :-9

3:10 pm

Playwoman

How many words are possible today? How many points?

3:11 pm

Joanne123

262 words

3:11 pm

Jayk

last ma 4/5?

3:12 pm

Joanne123

like what put hego in pb??

3:13 pm

Playwoman

thanks, Joanne 123. I have only 72 words at this point,and I thought I was doing well!

3:13 pm

hego

re4

3:14 pm

Jayk

joanne--huh? not the drink

3:14 pm

Joanne123

yvw play

3:14 pm

Joanne123

jay looking

3:14 pm

jillibus

262 words, 3697 points, if points mean something to you.

3:15 pm

jillibus

ma4/5 -- male + you and me

3:16 pm

jillibus

hi all -- my icon is a clue, and I can give clues too -- finished earlier.

3:16 pm

bichon

re 6/7?

3:16 pm

Joanne123

th4's A 5 jill

3:16 pm

Joanne123

and ty

3:17 pm

Joanne123

re is the leftovers bich

3:17 pm

Joanne123

like the re6 of a carcus

3:17 pm

bichon

ty Joanne123

3:17 pm

Joanne123

yvw

3:17 pm

jillibus

carcass?

3:17 pm

hego

Smart Jilli.

3:17 pm

Joanne123

yeah th4 too jill lol

3:18 pm

Shirlockc

clue for the ba6 after the cow houses?

3:18 pm

jillibus

joanne, what do you mean, A5?

3:19 pm

Jayk

*whimpering piteously* really need last ma 4/5

3:19 pm

jillibus

ba6 -- place where you get drinks + sometime vowel + brit thanks

3:19 pm

Shirlockc

thx jilli

3:19 pm

lynxxx

Jayk - is it the plural guy?

3:19 pm

jillibus

jayk -- clued it just a little while ago -- male + you and me

3:20 pm

jillibus

yw shirl

3:21 pm

Joanne123

guys plural

3:21 pm

Jayk

jilli--that's 5. i need ma 4/5

3:21 pm

jillibus

sorry jayk -- though you said ma5

3:21 pm

Joanne123

jay last 4/5 is guys

3:21 pm

lynxxx

Jayk - guy but make it plural

3:21 pm

jillibus

*thought

3:21 pm

flosey

hi jilli, did you finish?

3:22 pm

Joanne123

who ma4 the boat

3:22 pm

jillibus

yes, flosey, hi!

3:22 pm

Jayk

oops. my mistake. it's another one

3:22 pm

jillibus

did you, flosey?

3:22 pm

Joanne123

wtg jill

3:22 pm

Angelsong

just got a call from my husband. It seems the vet's staff "adore" our kitten

3:22 pm

flosey

wtg, just home from carpet bowling

3:23 pm

jillibus

jayk, have you got the horse's hair?

3:23 pm

Joanne123

at 197 and tired of this grid

3:23 pm

redturtlehead

need to go get an icon clue.

3:23 pm

Jayk

yes jilli

3:23 pm

jillibus

it's not an easy grid -- lots of rare words

3:23 pm

Joanne123

ohh great

3:23 pm

joshuavorbis

hi all back to finish. are there really 32 h's?

3:24 pm

jillibus

how about m + what you breathe (& pl), jayk?

3:24 pm

jillibus

yes, josh ;)

3:24 pm

Jayk

utter apologies! i see i have all the mas. It's the last 3 mis that are the problem

3:24 pm

Joanne123

ok gonna go for a bit to regroup byeeee

3:24 pm

Shirlockc

last he?

3:25 pm

jillibus

mi5/12 is the pinchpenny

3:25 pm

jillibus

the mi4 removes his last letter and the mi6 adds the sometime vowel

3:26 pm

redturtlehead

lets see, not as nice as Jilli's but....

3:26 pm

Jayk

THX! never, never saw them

3:27 pm

jillibus

he7/32 -- he + cons + what you breathe + vowel

3:28 pm

jillibus

red, how about posting the stats for your little guy in you bio?

3:28 pm

redturtlehead

I thought I did.

3:28 pm

redturtlehead

let me go fix that!

3:29 pm

Shirlockc

thx jilli, i was trying to spell similar, think it means roman prostitutes

3:29 pm

redturtlehead

it means highly cultured concubines...

3:29 pm

jillibus

I think you're right, shirl, lol!

3:30 pm

redturtlehead

and I did put the stats up thanks Jilli!

3:30 pm

Shirlockc

right, like geishas

3:30 pm

Flask1

clue please for se7/28 please?

3:30 pm

jillibus

good, red -- the 2-toed sloth and the Himalayan goat are here too

3:30 pm

flosey

sorry jilli, was on the phone for a few minutes there - no I haven't finished - just got up in time to rush out to carpet bowling this morning

3:30 pm

redturtlehead

but no tanrec.

3:31 pm

Atalante

or tenrec

3:31 pm

periwinkle

what is carapet bowling?

3:31 pm

Atalante

or dolphin

3:31 pm

periwinkle

hello all

3:31 pm

periwinkle

84 left and tired of this grid

3:31 pm

cybernan

last 10 -- but they are all the tough ones!

3:31 pm

jillibus

se7 -- a se***l killer is a **rrible person

3:32 pm

joshuavorbis

phantom myriad

3:32 pm

jillibus

hi ata, peri, nan!

3:32 pm

Atalante

and hi all :D

3:32 pm

flosey

ooh, thanks for the se7 jilli

3:32 pm

Flask1

thanx Jilli...!

3:33 pm

Atalante

I'm half babbling and half watching Lost

3:33 pm

jillibus

yw flosey -- scroll back for a few more clues

3:33 pm

hego

anybody th6, 24 pls

3:33 pm

jillibus

yw flask

3:34 pm

cybernan

looking for that one now, heg

3:34 pm

jillibus

th6/24 -- t + what you breathe + *y goodness, what a word!

3:34 pm

ggarrett

Needle and th****

3:34 pm

hego

ty lol Jilli

3:34 pm

jillibus

I mean th + what you breathe etc

3:34 pm

cybernan

ty jill

3:35 pm

jillibus

yes, what ggarrett said too ;)

3:36 pm

Shirlockc

ha7/40 the first?

3:36 pm

cybernan

se 7/28, please?

3:37 pm

cybernan

ha 7: pt of to have + vowel + edge of the canyon or cup

3:37 pm

jillibus

se7 clued at 3:30, nan

3:37 pm

jillibus

sorry, 3:31

3:37 pm

Shirlockc

thx cyber

3:38 pm

hego

Great cluing today. Huzzahs for all!

3:38 pm

Shirlockc

se ends in pt of eat

3:38 pm

cybernan

see the se 7/28 asked for, but not the clue

3:39 pm

hego

bye for now.

3:39 pm

jillibus

it's a 3:31 -- but here again -- a se***l killer is a **rrible person

3:39 pm

cybernan

got it -- ty jill

3:39 pm

jillibus

hi and bye hego!

3:39 pm

cybernan

bye hego

3:40 pm

jillibus

yw nan

3:40 pm

Shirlockc

se6?

3:41 pm

jillibus

se 6 -- add cyber**n to the previous word ;)

3:41 pm

periwinkle

this grid is never ending

3:43 pm

Jayk

se 6/21 to put me out of my misery?

3:43 pm

Atalante

isn't it just!

3:43 pm

dcseain

th5.12, pls?

3:43 pm

Shirlockc

ah! thx jilli

3:44 pm

jillibus

btw, that th6/24 is part of the toast to the haggis -- no def given here, but google gave it

3:44 pm

jillibus

th5/12 = greek letter, dc

3:44 pm

periwinkle

8th letter of the greek alphabet, seain

3:45 pm

cybernan

hy 6/27?

3:45 pm

jillibus

that word is really tied in a knot

3:46 pm

dcseain

duh. thanks, jilli

3:46 pm

jillibus

which hy6?

3:46 pm

Jayk

misery over!!! i've earned a bourbon, i believe

3:46 pm

cybernan

hy 6/27 -- first one

3:46 pm

jillibus

hy6/27 is the laughing animal, brit sp

3:46 pm

Mary

hy6/27 diff spelling of laughing animal

3:46 pm

dcseain

laughing hy6

3:47 pm

jillibus

YAY jayk!!!

3:47 pm

Jayk

see y'all manana. praying for another 30

3:47 pm

dcseain

g'night jayk

3:47 pm

jillibus

another 30 what?

3:48 pm

cybernan

ty jill and seain

3:49 pm

jillibus

(maybe 30 as when you finish a piece of writing?)

3:49 pm

bichon

my last word, un 6/24?

3:49 pm

cybernan

un 6: unopened book is un 6

3:49 pm

lynxxx

un6 th book you haven't started

3:49 pm

jillibus

un6/24 -- not perused

3:49 pm

ggarrett

I left the book un****

3:50 pm

bichon

ty jili and that's it for me.

3:50 pm

jillibus

YAY bichon!!!

3:50 pm

lynxxx

congrats Bichon

3:50 pm

cybernan

hy 7 --- cannot find anything between the singular and the plural that end's in a 2 pt. letter other than u which is not accepted

3:50 pm

dcseain

congrats, bichon

3:50 pm

Jayk

jilli--another 30-worder

3:51 pm

jillibus

How would you like your fish prepared, bichon?

3:51 pm

dcseain

nan, add disease ending

3:51 pm

cybernan

oh -- 2 letters! -- got it!

3:51 pm

redturtlehead

this grid is driving me nuts. I would think I could make just a small bit more process.

3:51 pm

jillibus

oh no, jayk! They're usually 30 unwords!

3:51 pm

cybernan

ty anyay seain

3:52 pm

Jayk

but they're so full of promise and comfort at the beginning!

3:52 pm

jillibus

ever the optimist, jayk?

3:53 pm

Jayk

alas, the complete opposite. but i've picked up a bit of confidence in the last 2 days

3:53 pm

Jayk

lost a few hours as well

3:53 pm

jillibus

Yay for jay, k?

3:55 pm

jillibus

I should be working on calendars for our Seniors' Society

3:55 pm

cybernan

he 7?

3:55 pm

Jayk

i should be earning a living! not to mention excavating the kitchen

3:55 pm

cybernan

have you finished jill?

3:56 pm

jillibus

he + cons + what you breathe + vowel

3:56 pm

jillibus

yes, nan, finished before lunch

3:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello all. waiting for the storm...

3:57 pm

jillibus

nan, I'm sure you got my icon clue but may not have known what it was

3:58 pm

jillibus

hi TO

3:58 pm

cybernan

ty again -- I've never heard of most of these words

3:58 pm

cybernan

the nanny? -- yes I got it

3:58 pm

flosey

could I have a clue for si6 please?

3:59 pm

jillibus

yw nan -- this is not a nice grid imho

3:59 pm

jillibus

si6 -- monkey

3:59 pm

JBV

hi folks, si 6 - apelike

3:59 pm

redturtlehead

Oh man, I just check my friend flight schedule. For some reason I thought he was arriving at 1 pm, no no 10:30 in the morning. Guess I will be cleaning all night.

4:00 pm

JBV

snow report from new jersey - nothing falling yet, but people are carrying on in the normal pre-storm fashion

4:00 pm

dcseain

ack! Nat'l Weather Svc is now saying up to 4 feet here. :/

4:00 pm

JBV

wow, seain, now that is cause for carrying on!

4:00 pm

redturtlehead

DC! hang in there. take lots of photos!

4:00 pm

jillibus

OMG dc!!!

4:01 pm

flosey

not getting that monkey clue - sorry, am I dense

4:01 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh seain no way!

4:01 pm

cybernan

it's grey skies and a light drizzle for us all day -- very gloomy, but no need for shovels, so I won't complain!

4:01 pm

jillibus

si + guy with an extra eye

4:02 pm

dcseain

that's the NWS forcast. we'll see what happens-

4:03 pm

oodleberry

oh wow seain... that is something like we would get

4:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty jili

4:04 pm

cybernan

ar 5/12? -- another one I've been looking for all day

4:04 pm

jillibus

flosey -- did you see that si6 clue at 4:01?

4:04 pm

flosey

thanks for si6

4:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

12-18 here

4:04 pm

jillibus

yw TO

4:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

mire

4:04 pm

jillibus

yw flo

4:05 pm

jillibus

ar5/12 -- ar + what you put on your head

4:06 pm

jillibus

oops, he4

4:06 pm

oodleberry

i don't git the si6 clue

4:06 pm

cybernan

*!* ta da *!* - thanks jill -- a babblet I should have seen, but was trying so hard to use the u!

4:07 pm

jillibus

YAY nan!!!

4:07 pm

oodleberry

jilli have you ever been to a winter carnival here in Quebe city?

4:07 pm

dcseain

congrats, nan!

4:07 pm

oodleberry

wtg nan

4:08 pm

jillibus

no, oodle, but saw lots about it the paper and on TV when I lived near Mtl

4:08 pm

jillibus

I plan to enjoy your photos later, oodle

4:08 pm

oodleberry

well my icon is a pic of the ice castle

4:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

bars will lose $ if folks dont get out for football

4:09 pm

oodleberry

oh ok

4:09 pm

oodleberry

:D

4:09 pm

cybernan

we lived in Mtl for 8 years and never went to carnival -- too bloody cold to go anywhere in quebec in the winter -- exept south that is!

4:09 pm

jillibus

the si6 clue -- si + male but insert a vowel (guy with an extra eye) = monkey or monkey-like

4:10 pm

jillibus

hear hear nan!

4:10 pm

sammysmom

MA 7/44?

4:10 pm

LuvWordGames

ma rhymes with the 1st month of the year

4:10 pm

jillibus

ma7/44 rh6 with the first month of the year

4:11 pm

jillibus

PB for Luv!

4:11 pm

lynxxx

Wow - who made that word up! thanks Luv

4:11 pm

oodleberry

ty

4:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

seain do you have much snow?

4:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

ok too early for clues, bbl

4:11 pm

dcseain

two inches maybe so far

4:12 pm

lynxxx

bye Owl

4:12 pm

jillibus

that ma7 means "an artificer"

4:12 pm

cybernan

great snow sculptures, oodle -- too bad they have to melt away

4:12 pm

sammysmom

thanks lu and jil- who'd a thunk it???

4:12 pm

flosey

th7 please?

4:12 pm

cybernan

nice clear photos too

4:12 pm

dcseain

th7 gland

4:13 pm

cybernan

th 7: old fashioned your + source of coal

4:13 pm

oodleberry

ty ... was pleased how well they came out... was a very clear day

4:13 pm

jillibus

th7 -- old-fashioned "your" + place where coal or diamonds are dug up

4:13 pm

flosey

ty dc and nan

4:14 pm

dcseain

wow, great photos, oodle

4:14 pm

oodleberry

:D

4:14 pm

cybernan

off to do a little more sewing -- will post a pic of the golf purses I am making before I leave.

4:14 pm

jillibus

dc, th7 isn't a gland, it's a component of DNA

4:14 pm

dcseain

d'oh, brain on wrong day :)

4:15 pm

jillibus

you're thinking of the word which ends "us"

4:15 pm

jillibus

good, nan

4:15 pm

cybernan

photo posted in profile -- working on the 3rd one now.

4:16 pm

jillibus

just going to poke my nose outside -- the sun's shining :)

4:16 pm

jillibus

cute, nan!

4:17 pm

cybernan

ty -- hope they sell -- would be a good source of revenue for the hospital if they do well.

4:17 pm

dcseain

cute, nan :)

4:18 pm

flosey

need a clue for ha7 please?

4:20 pm

lynxxx

ha7 put a vwl on end of ha6.24

4:21 pm

flosey

thanks lyn

4:22 pm

lynxxx

yw

4:22 pm

flosey

he7 too please?

4:23 pm

jillibus

there are 5 ha7s -- glad you got the right one!

4:23 pm

jillibus

he7 -- he + cons + what you breathe + vowel

4:23 pm

lynxxx

he & mix up the small crown worn by debs

4:23 pm

flosey

the only one missing jilli

4:24 pm

flosey

tyty jilli, that's a strange one for me

4:24 pm

flosey

and lyn, tks

4:25 pm

jillibus

it's a classy roman concubine ;)

4:26 pm

Atalante

you know you've been babbling too long when you know the word for a roman concubine

4:27 pm

jillibus

true, O Queen!

4:27 pm

flosey

darn, sister on phone - loooong

4:28 pm

jillibus

grrr, cleaning woman was supposed to come between 1:30 and 2. It's nearly 2:30 and she's not here.

4:28 pm

Atalante

what I didn;t know until today was that Scooby Doo was a Great Dane!

4:28 pm

jillibus

very poorly marked Great Dane, ata! Impossibley, actually.

4:29 pm

Atalante

he doesn't look much like a Dane to me ...

4:29 pm

jillibus

you're not used to cropped ears, ata

4:30 pm

jillibus

I must say I haven't seen much of him

4:30 pm

Atalante

no, very not used to cropped ears. I never quite see the attraction of chopping up ears

4:31 pm

jillibus

brb -- will try to phone cleaner

4:31 pm

jillibus

ata, it was done to prevent their being torn on wild boar hunts

4:32 pm

Atalante

ohhhh. that makes sense

4:33 pm

dcseain

North New Jersey around Parsippany now forecast 2-3 feet.

4:33 pm

JBV

yikes, seain, that means more than that here in central NJ!

4:33 pm

dcseain

so, the Mid-Atlantic is in for quite the snow event :)

4:33 pm

JBV

i'm still hoping they are all wrong and the storm will blow out to sea

4:33 pm

flosey

fireworks - while listening

4:34 pm

dcseain

it has to pas through us to get to sea, though, jbv

4:34 pm

dcseain

congrats, flosey

4:34 pm

Lady Biotch

It's going to miss us in RI HOORAY!!!

4:34 pm

jillibus

YAY flosey!!!

4:35 pm

dcseain

yep. NYC still listed as Northern limit.

4:35 pm

jillibus

listening to what, flosey? The phone call?

4:35 pm

JBV

being snowed in is nice in the morning (except I'll probably miss my Chinese class tomorrow) but it's the shoveling and the aftermath - ugh!

4:35 pm

jillibus

hi LadyB -- have you met Westford? She lives in RI too.

4:36 pm

JBV

I paid our lawn guy $140 last time to clear the double driveway and the sidewalk (we live on a corner lot)

4:36 pm

jillibus

bu hao, JBV!

4:36 pm

jillibus

or, as it used to be written, pu hao (I think)

4:37 pm

JBV

I wish I knew how to agree with you in Chinese, jilli

4:37 pm

jillibus

Well, the cleaner is home sick -- never let me know. Her roommate told me.

4:38 pm

dcseain

oops. 1-2 feet around Parsippany. whew.

4:38 pm

jillibus

I'm not sure, jbv -- maybe shr shr (don't know how to weite it)

4:38 pm

SeaSpray

2 feet predicted here dc

4:38 pm

jillibus

don't know how to write "write" either, I see.

4:39 pm

dcseain

xie xie is standard hanyu pinyn

4:39 pm

lynxxx

Parsippany - what a cute name

4:39 pm

jillibus

ty dc

4:39 pm

JBV

parsippany and piscataway - we have some great names in NJ

4:39 pm

oodleberry

bbl

4:40 pm

JBV

xie xie, seain and jilli

4:40 pm

Atalante

parsnippany!

4:40 pm

lynxxx

surely that second one is something you yell at fighting felines!

4:41 pm

jillibus

I don't like pinyin -- it confuses this Wade-Giles kid

4:41 pm

Atalante

lmao lyn

4:41 pm

Soodlebum

Hi Everybody :)

4:42 pm

JBV

without pinyin, I would not be able to learn as much as I have - I am finding it slow going with the Chinese characters- we are supposed to be learning both

4:42 pm

lynxxx

hi Soodle

4:42 pm

dcseain

hsieh hsieh in Wade-Giles

4:43 pm

Soodlebum

I had a day off today, so dropped in and out of Babble. Never fails to amuse me - the diversity of chat on Babble. Viva La Chat!

4:43 pm

jillibus

ah yes, that's better, dc :)

4:43 pm

dcseain

謝謝

4:43 pm

jillibus

hi soodle!

4:43 pm

JBV

very cool, seain, how did you do that?

4:43 pm

jillibus

that didn't register here, dc

4:44 pm

dcseain

that's the traditional form. JBV i used google translate in this case, and knew it to be correct.

4:44 pm

jillibus

why can't I get Chinese characters here, dc?

4:44 pm

dcseain

oh, that's correctable, jilli, but complicated to explain how to change the computer to show them.

4:45 pm

Soodlebum

(: ɐƃoʎ ɯoɹɟ ʞɔɐq ʇsnɾ - ʎpoqʎɹǝʌǝ ıɥ

4:45 pm

dcseain

howdy, soodle

4:45 pm

jillibus

cn you email me, please? I gather jbv got them.

4:45 pm

Trifioso

hello babble friends!

4:45 pm

JBV

hey, soodle, that's great

4:45 pm

JBV

yes, jilli, I saw the characters

4:45 pm

jillibus

and soodle, how do you write upside down here?

4:45 pm

Soodlebum

Hey DC - Hows tricks?

4:45 pm

jillibus

hi trif!

4:46 pm

dcseain

i'll try to remember all the steps, jilli. i'm on a mac. one sec...

4:46 pm

JBV

hi Trif

4:46 pm

Soodlebum

JBV - wanna know how to pretend you do yoga?

4:46 pm

jillibus

or maybe soodle's still standing on her head

4:46 pm

lynxxx

Jilli - Google "type upside down"

4:46 pm

dcseain

Win XP or Win 7, jilli?

4:46 pm

JBV

sure, soodle

4:46 pm

Trifioso

hey there. loving my life right now - home from work, kids dispatched on a church youth group, in my jammies, eating a BIG salad. ((((contented sigh....)))

4:46 pm

jillibus

oh, ok lyn, ty!

4:47 pm

Soodlebum

even though I am sworn to secrecy...we're all friends. Just google type upside down...

4:47 pm

Good Enough

good afternoon babblers

4:47 pm

lynxxx

hi Trif

4:47 pm

lynxxx

hi Good

4:47 pm

JBV

ok, i'll try it, soodle, thanks

4:47 pm

Soodlebum

(((TRIF))) Haven't seen you since the wonderful news about your son - how did he take it?

4:48 pm

dcseain

http://tinyurl.com/y8c6n6h
step-by-ste
p on how to display chinese in Windows XP

4:48 pm

Trifioso

hello soodle!!! How kind of you to remember....he took it with his usual gallon of restraint. "oh. cool."

4:48 pm

dcseain

hi, trif

4:49 pm

Soodlebum

Oooh! Doncha just love the young!!

4:49 pm

Trifioso

But I know him well enough to know that he is really excited, really proud of himself, and also he knows the dire financial straits we are in, and I think he is proud to know he will be relieving me of some of the burden of the cost of college.

4:49 pm

Trifioso

hi to all my friends right back!

4:49 pm

JBV

what happened Trif - brag a little, sounds like a scholarship?

4:49 pm

dcseain

wonderful, trif

4:50 pm

Soodlebum

that is soooooo good, trif. And Dc, how is Tom doing?

4:50 pm

dcseain

quite well, thank you, soodle

4:50 pm

Trifioso

JBV we have a state wide test in Mass called the MCAS, and he scored high enough on it to qualify for free tuition at any mass college or uni.

4:50 pm

dcseain

oh, wunderbar, trif! :D

4:51 pm

Soodlebum

Well ((()))) to Tom! and continued better health

4:51 pm

SeaSpray

wow Trif, fantastic!

4:51 pm

lynxxx

We have a great system here for tertiary costs...either pay up front or you can accumulate the debt and pay when you are working - a % of your earnings once over $30k per year

4:51 pm

JBV

oh, that is great news, Trif - congratulations to both of you!!

4:51 pm

jillibus

that's great, trif!

4:51 pm

lynxxx

How great Trif - he must be very chuffed!

4:52 pm

JBV

and by the way, that is a great policy to keep the brain power in the state. New Jersey is known for having the best and brightest go elsewhere

4:52 pm

Trifioso

thanks. It only covers tuition, not fees, housing, etc., but hey - the school he is most interested in is a public art college here, and the tuition alone is $8000 a year, and I would not say no to a waiver, of course!

4:52 pm

dcseain

indeed, jbv. I used to work at a place in college town that sold beer and wine. NJ students had to get passports, as NJ DL had no picture back then.

4:53 pm

dcseain

i was shocked to learn that NJ had a public uni

4:53 pm

Soodlebum

In this backward country - if you cant pay, you don't study. Its disgraceful. We are a one-parent family & I have 3 dependants, and do not qualify for any state help for my daughter's college education. :(

4:53 pm

crosshair

back for a few more words;))

4:53 pm

Trifioso

oh, DC glad to hear that tom is still doing well!!!

4:53 pm

jillibus

I tried the type upside down but when I copied it to here it didn't work -- came out as ??n? s,???? instead of "that's cute" -- why?

4:53 pm

dcseain

thank you, trif :)

4:53 pm

JBV

Rutgers is the largest state university

4:53 pm

dcseain

http://tinyurl.com/y8c6n6h
step-by-ste

p on how to display chinese in Windows XP

4:54 pm

Trifioso

btw, everyone - I saw "a single man" last night with Colin Firth, and I HIGHLY recommend it!!!!

4:54 pm

Soodlebum

Jilli - I don't think it recognises capital letters, but if you copy and paste, it should work.

4:54 pm

SeaSpray

my daughter received an $8000 annual scholarship from her school and it still cost of an arm and part of a let

4:54 pm

dcseain

jilli, tell it to display all texts, and if option is there, select UTF-8 as default character encoding

4:54 pm

jillibus

dc, I've bookmarked that site -- thanks -- will try it later

4:54 pm

SeaSpray

leg

4:55 pm

jillibus

dc, are you referring to the upside down site or the chinese one?

4:55 pm

lynxxx

ǝʇnɔ s,ʇɐɥʇ.....worked for me

4:55 pm

Soodlebum

Wow, SeaSpray. €8,000 would make all the difference to my circumstances.

4:55 pm

crosshair

here,anything beyond a standard high school diploma is a ultra luxury affordable by the top crust only

4:55 pm

JBV

I went to a free public university - tuition as $39 a semester (registration fee) and I received a scholarship of $125 per semester, but that was in the dinosaur days

4:56 pm

Trifioso

was that cooper union, by any chance jbv?

4:56 pm

JBV

Hunter College CUNY

4:56 pm

jillibus

soodle, I'll try again without any caps, but I only used one and I did copy and paste.

4:56 pm

Soodlebum

apparently college education is regarded as a luxury in this godforsaken country as well, Crossy. Jeeze!

4:56 pm

SeaSpray

she also received $1000 a year from the senate, but like I said we still paid dearly

and my great good fortune was my Ph.D. scholarship - tuition free at Georgetown with the obligation to work at least three years in the area of preparation

4:57 pm

dcseain

both, jilli. the site i linked you to addresses chinese in particular, but if you read the screens, you can enable for all non-latin texts

4:57 pm

jillibus

still didn't work, soodle. I use firefox and a PC -- would that be why?

4:58 pm

Soodlebum

Clearly, Jilli, you are not an upside down person!

4:58 pm

jillibus

that's the site I went to, soodle

4:58 pm

dcseain

it's a Windows setting, jilli. May be firefox, but more likely language settings on the Operating System

4:58 pm

Soodlebum

Which, in some circumstances, could be regarded as a compliment!!!

4:59 pm

Trifioso

OT -- how many pretzels is a reasonable amount, would you say? I fear I may have consumed my own body weight's worth, at this point...

4:59 pm

crosshair

8-15 is a serving

5:00 pm

Trifioso

uh oh

5:00 pm

lynxxx

BBL

5:00 pm

Trifioso

too late to claim multiple personalities?

5:00 pm

jillibus

Well, I must get some work done if no clues are needed

5:01 pm

Soodlebum

¡¡ıllıɾ ǝʎq

5:01 pm

dcseain

have a good evening, jilli

5:02 pm

Trifioso

OUCH! Diggity just stood up too fast and CRACKED his poor doggy skull on the edge of desk....brb

5:02 pm

jillibus

¡¡¡?lpoos '??q -- which is "bye, soodle" :(

5:02 pm

dcseain

LOL, but ouch. hope he's well

5:02 pm

Trifioso

bye jili!

5:03 pm

jillibus

this is 3 pm, dc -- this evening I plan to go and see Avatar -- in 2d, unfortunately.

5:04 pm

Soodlebum

Yay Jilli!! Welcome to upside down world

5:05 pm

Soodlebum

Ahem. I mean... welcome to yoga-land

5:05 pm

dcseain

ah, well done, jilli :)

5:06 pm

Soodlebum

anyone need a clue?

5:06 pm

jillibus

but it didn't work here, soodle! it's an upside-down b??, soodl?!!! on my monitor

5:07 pm

dcseain

it displayed well here, jilli

5:07 pm

Soodlebum

Your nearly there Jilli. Keep trying.

5:07 pm

jillibus

that's really weird

5:07 pm

Soodlebum

ƃuıʎɹʇ dǝǝʞ ˙ıllıɾ ǝɹǝɥʇ ʎlɹɐǝu ɹnoʎ

5:08 pm

Soodlebum

Okelly dokelly. No clues needed - I will skedaddle. Nite all. See you all soon

5:09 pm

jillibus

no? ?o? s??o? ?? ?? ?u???? d??? ll,?

5:09 pm

jillibus

did that work? It didn't for me

5:10 pm

Trifioso

ooh, poor diggity! he is NOT a happy doggie right now...milking it like a cow at the dairy

5:10 pm

Soodlebum

Oh my! I have created a monster.......

5:10 pm

jillibus

LOL, trif!

5:11 pm

dcseain

g'night soodle

5:12 pm

jillibus

i'm trying again

5:12 pm

jillibus

u???? ?u???? ?,?

5:13 pm

jillibus

I give up -- did that work?

5:13 pm

dcseain

u???? ?u???? ?,?
is what displayed

5:14 pm

dcseain

i'm something...

5:14 pm

jillibus

same here, dc, so something's amiss

5:16 pm

Trifioso

am I a miss? might be over the age limit....

5:17 pm

dcseain

i say Miss to people still in HS or younger, but M'am to any female older than that, regardless marriage status.

5:18 pm

Trifioso

well, then, m'am I am!

5:18 pm

jillibus

I tried another site which had a bit of explanation, and it says it has something to do with Java. I recently d/l'd their latest version but got the same non-result from this site so something must be missing in my Java add-ons

5:18 pm

dcseain

do you like green eggs and ham?

5:19 pm

jillibus

dc, I love your Southern courtesy

5:19 pm

Trifioso

I DO like green eggs and ham! I like them, dc I am!

5:19 pm

Trifioso

green, as in, responsible growing practices! :)

5:20 pm

jillibus

so bfn, peeps :)

5:20 pm

dcseain

be well, jilli

5:20 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

May I please have a clue for ha7-40 the 2nd? Thanks

5:21 pm

Trifioso

actually, funny I should mention that....our town is going to have one of those community share garden thingies next summer, whereby people pay a fee, say $20 a week, and get a delivery of fresh, organic veggies once a week. I am trying to decide if I should buy in, and thus support the effort, or just grow my own stuff knowing I may not have the time and effort to make it successful....

5:21 pm

dcseain

ha7 - scots word, consonant, robot ending

5:22 pm

redturtlehead

Well, Trif...there is a risk of getting tomatillos endlessly for the summer, but...

5:22 pm

dcseain

CSAs are wonderful, you get a nice variety of fresh produce each week

5:22 pm

redturtlehead

I would do it if we have it here.

5:22 pm

Trifioso

indeed, red. and there is also the volume to consider - can we eat that much a week?

5:23 pm

dcseain

you'll learn to plan meals around what you get, and to share what you won't use with friends/neighbors

5:23 pm

Trifioso

I love the idea, and do want to see if I can afford to support it, in some measure. it may be better for me to visit their farmstand regularly

5:23 pm

redturtlehead

Usually people do pretty well with what they get.

5:23 pm

Trifioso

hmmmm. thank you for your input!

5:24 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks much, dcseaub

5:24 pm

dcseain

my pleasure, peach

5:24 pm

redturtlehead

Trif, If you plan to visit the stand I think once you and kids get busy with summer activity you will not have time regularly...

5:25 pm

Trifioso

true, red. but I do love my summer garden....it's so great to go out and see what has ripened on the day....however, years like last year, where NOTHING grew, are a right old pisser

5:26 pm

redturtlehead

I tried to grow an upside down tomato, turns out you need something to pollinate.

5:26 pm

dcseain

you can hand-polinate

5:27 pm

redturtlehead

i have only a screened porch, so that failed.

5:27 pm

redturtlehead

oh man, I should have asked last summer!!!

5:27 pm

Trifioso

i am not sure what the problem was this year. Our june was very very cold and rainy, and I think the growing season was just too short. no one had good tomatoes

5:28 pm

Trifioso

ALL problems can be solved in the chog, red!!!

5:28 pm

dcseain

that was likely the problem, trif

5:28 pm

redturtlehead

All except my Month long visitor arriving tomorro. I fear for my privacy.

5:28 pm

periwinkle

snow has started falling here :(

5:28 pm

dcseain

it's been snowing here for 8.5 hours already

5:29 pm

Trifioso

ummm - is that a euphemism for something, red, or is someone actually coming to visit?

5:29 pm

dcseain

i have company through it looks like Tuesday.

5:29 pm

mixi6

It's raining here.

5:29 pm

Trifioso

wait, peri, where are you???

5:29 pm

Trifioso

I hadn't heard a storm was coming our way.....oh dear!

5:30 pm

periwinkle

Phila, PA

5:30 pm

dcseain

Trif, not coming to New England

5:30 pm

periwinkle

where are you Trif?

5:30 pm

Trifioso

whew.

5:30 pm

dcseain

from Virginia to NYC only

5:30 pm

redturtlehead

someone is actually coming to visit Trif.

5:30 pm

redturtlehead

Peri, is it fast and heavy?

5:30 pm

periwinkle

is this a friend or an acquaintance, red?

5:31 pm

periwinkle

no, light snow that is not sticking

5:31 pm

redturtlehead

A friendly aquantaince.

5:31 pm

periwinkle

how did this person end up coming to visit, erd?

5:31 pm

redturtlehead

I;ve been whining about it alot. It will hopefully turn out ok in the end.

5:31 pm

periwinkle

*red* even

5:32 pm

redturtlehead

I invited him....but not for the month.

5:32 pm

redturtlehead

He was coming to see the Space shuttle launch, go to a conference and see other friend in Tampa and Miami.

5:32 pm

Trifioso

is there somewhere else he could stay? remember: no one can repress you without your consent!

5:32 pm

redturtlehead

So I thought TOPs, he would spend a week or so at my house.

5:32 pm

redturtlehead

He's coming from South Africa, so its not like he knows a lot of people.

5:33 pm

redturtlehead

I want him to be comfortable.

5:33 pm

redturtlehead

and I wish he would rent a vehicle.

5:34 pm

redturtlehead

I think I am just a bit anxious that it will be overly awkward, or he won't enjoy himself...

5:34 pm

crosshair

MMMMMMMMMM!! big chunks of hallibut done in a beer batter with a mound of crispy chips and a dash of malt vinegar:))))

5:34 pm

redturtlehead

Ok moving on, How much snow now people?

5:34 pm

crosshair

cough..sorry tis tasty

5:35 pm

mixi6

does he have an international driving liscence? would be tough otherwise.

5:35 pm

Trifioso

repeat after chog -- "I am so looking forward to seeing you! I am able to accommodate you from xxx to yyy, and I will need my car for work, so if you need one, I can give you the numbers for several rental agencies, or we have the following public transportation available....."

5:35 pm

dcseain

i think we're up to 4 inches now

5:35 pm

dcseain

yummy, crossy!

5:35 pm

redturtlehead

Mixi, do you know how easy it is to get an International driving liscence? I paid ten bucks, showed my current liscence and that was it.

5:35 pm

crosshair

very easy

5:36 pm

dcseain

good advice, trif

5:36 pm

godthaab

How many words today?

5:36 pm

dcseain

and yes, int'l permit is simple

5:36 pm

Trifioso

thanks dc.

5:36 pm

mixi6

I'm just applying for a passport. Didn't know.

5:36 pm

crosshair

too many godhaab lol 262

5:36 pm

redturtlehead

Well, I do think once I get used to it I may enjoy having someone around a lot, AND, he has a few places he definitely wants to go, so I will see a bit more of FLorida!

5:36 pm

godthaab

Thanks.

5:37 pm

mixi6

it's being a pain, since I can't find my birth certificate.

5:37 pm

Trifioso

let him pay for the gas, then!

5:37 pm

redturtlehead

Mixi, the passport is indeed a lot more difficult.

5:38 pm

redturtlehead

And he will be leaving March 6. When I put myself in his shoes, if I went to South Africa for a month, I probably would not want to just start driving about town with no one...

5:38 pm

mixi6

how do I a submit a certified copy of my marriage license online?

5:38 pm

redturtlehead

Mixi, are you going to travel soon????

5:38 pm

mixi6

May.

5:39 pm

redturtlehead

Mixi, I think in the end you have to mail it all in. I had to mail my Birth certificate, and some other stuff.

5:39 pm

redturtlehead

Where are you going?

5:39 pm

mixi6

Alaska. yes, it's not a foreign country. a cruise.

5:39 pm

redturtlehead

But Soooo cool!!!!!

5:41 pm

mixi6

yeah! for our 10th wedding annivesary.

5:41 pm

redturtlehead

Will you go whale watching?

5:42 pm

mixi6

They tend to migrate in May, so we might see, but not specifically whale watching.

5:42 pm

redturtlehead

I hope you get to see some...I have never been whale watching, but its an interest of mine.

5:43 pm

mixi6

I can only hope.

5:43 pm

Trifioso

sorry - does the first an 6 have anything to do with the first an 5?

5:44 pm

mixi6

no

5:44 pm

redturtlehead

I dont know.

5:44 pm

Trifioso

thank you mixi. rats

5:44 pm

mixi6

an6 without enough red blood.

5:44 pm

Trifioso

red, come visit meeeeee!!! we have AMAZING whale watching here!

5:44 pm

redturtlehead

ty Mixi!

5:45 pm

Trifioso

oh FISH me! I suffer from that, you would think I would find it.....

5:45 pm

lacemagic

any clues for the 8ers?

5:45 pm

redturtlehead

trif...some day! I worked one contract in RI and one in NH, New England doesnt really agree with me...

5:45 pm

Trifioso

oh dear. sorry to hear that! we do have nice whale watches....

5:46 pm

mixi6

both 8's are plurals.

5:46 pm

mixi6

lol

5:46 pm

redturtlehead

In the summer?

5:47 pm

dcseain

he7, pls?

5:47 pm

Trifioso

yup

5:47 pm

redturtlehead

this is a possibility then

5:47 pm

crosshair

wife and i always wanted to head out west and do some whale watching;0

5:47 pm

Kallia

headgear

5:47 pm

redturtlehead

dc he 7 is a name for a highly cultured concubine.

5:47 pm

mixi6

he7 like a hat

5:47 pm

Kallia

oh flip!

5:47 pm

crosshair

ty lallia

5:47 pm

crosshair

;)

5:48 pm

Joanne123

kalli pb

5:48 pm

mixi6

sorry that was he8

5:48 pm

dcseain

he8 is like a hat.

5:48 pm

dcseain

:)

5:48 pm

Trifioso

don't have to go west, you can come right on down here, and we will hook you UP crossy! Primo can hang out with crossy jr, and play rock band and do computer stuff for 12 hours straight. I will even make you bacon! and mrs. crossy and I can talk books....

5:48 pm

Kallia

LOL sorry...to those who had it already lol

5:48 pm

redturtlehead

I'd like to go see some Mayan ruins and also

5:48 pm

redturtlehead

DC the 7 really is a highly educated concubine!!!

5:49 pm

crosshair

where are you trif?

5:49 pm

redturtlehead

or sorry highyly cultured.

5:49 pm

crosshair

mm bacon and books...

5:49 pm

redturtlehead

would like to see some of Vietnam.

5:49 pm

Trifioso

right near plymouth, massachusetts

5:50 pm

dcseain

educated concubine?

5:50 pm

crosshair

my da went to the U.S east coast and said it was amazing

5:51 pm

redturtlehead

I meant cultured concubine. I thuoght you;d have it right away, do you want a different clue?

5:51 pm

dcseain

yes, please, red

5:52 pm

redturtlehead

ok it is a he 7. He plus a british goodbye plus a type of retirement plan.

5:53 pm

redturtlehead

it was a new word for me.

5:53 pm

Trifioso

so, come on down, whale friends! I have tons of room, and you are ALWAYS welcome here!

5:53 pm

dcseain

new to me too, thanks

5:53 pm

mixi6

he + consonant + breathing + vowel

5:53 pm

redturtlehead

Trif, you are an awesome hostess.

5:53 pm

redturtlehead

YW DC.

5:53 pm

welki

*packing her bag* on my way, trif!

5:54 pm

redturtlehead

Can I stay trif for a month? Will you drive me about?

5:54 pm

Trifioso

YAY for welki!

5:54 pm

crosshair

lol your babble friends from the frosty north may invade you trif;0

5:54 pm

welki

i'll pick you up on the way, crossy

5:55 pm

Trifioso

Red, I can accommodate you from xxx to yyy, and I need my car for work, so I can give you the name of several local rental companies, or the schedules for our public transportation.

Miss Deedee (our youngest kitten) is home from the vet, safe and sound. Will be tomorrow AM before she can eat/drink anything.

6:13 pm

owner

im the owner of babble

6:13 pm

dcseain

wonderful, angel!

6:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

can you reapeat it please? odd request but it did not take

6:14 pm

crosshair

what happened with deedee?

6:14 pm

dcseain

he + british thanks + a type of retirement account

6:14 pm

Angelsong

she was spayed this morning, crossy

6:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

6:15 pm

welki

glad she's okay, angel .. our cat is having a tooth removed on monday

6:16 pm

crosshair

that was hard on one of our kittys as well angel,she bled nad had the trotts for 2 weeks,we had to get meds..thought we were going to lode her..keep the litter box very,very clean for 2 weeks

6:16 pm

crosshair

lose her

6:18 pm

crosshair

change the litter every 2 days

6:19 pm

Angelsong

Deedee is a lot younger than out other two cats, so I think she will be fine. The older cats are 7 now, and were spayed last spring.

6:19 pm

crosshair

good;)

6:20 pm

crosshair

we let ours have 1 heat and then spayed

6:20 pm

crosshair

they say to let them have at least one

6:20 pm

crosshair

the other 2 were done at the resuce shelter

6:20 pm

mirandapan

haem

6:21 pm

crosshair

ty mir:))

6:21 pm

welki

!

6:21 pm

dcseain

hi, miranda

6:21 pm

dcseain

deedee wil definitely heal faster

6:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

are the i words ordinary?

6:22 pm

Trifioso

haello miranda!

6:22 pm

Angelsong

crossy, my problem with letting them have at least one is that I fall in love with them and want to keep them all, and we can't afford more cats.

6:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

from left column i?

6:22 pm

dcseain

im4 and 5

6:24 pm

mirandapan

Hi, dc--how did I get over here? (sorry)

6:24 pm

dcseain

eg4! :D

6:24 pm

Trifioso

clue for the ar 5, 12 please?

6:24 pm

dcseain

all good, it happens, miranda

6:24 pm

Angelsong

deedee is 8 months old, dc, so I think you are correct

6:24 pm

Angelsong

deedee is 8 months old, dc, so I think you are correct

6:24 pm

dcseain

dry, trif

6:25 pm

mirandapan

and hi, everyone--I'm on my dell mini--hard to see

6:25 pm

Trifioso

isn't that a 4, dc?

6:25 pm

dcseain

yes, trif

6:26 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I', not going to finish this grid, but am very proud of my compound words- ba7 ahd he8 for example. Of course, it has taken me all day...

6:26 pm

Trifioso

I need the ar 5, 12 please

6:26 pm

dcseain

well done, kaplan

6:26 pm

dcseain

oh, ar + what you wear on the head

6:26 pm

Trifioso

thank you!!! was driving me NUTS

6:27 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I don't have the ar5/12. I ran my stupid car over a stone at the end of my driveway and now I need a new radiator

6:27 pm

Trifioso

a's axed.

6:27 pm

Trifioso

whew!

6:27 pm

Kaplan the Magne

i g

6:28 pm

lynxxx

poor Kap - in both senses

6:28 pm

Kaplan the Magne

just got a compound ai word which is exactly what I was being when I drove my car over that stone.

6:28 pm

dcseain

a stone killed your radiator?

6:28 pm

Trifioso

sorry to hear that kaplan! things like that are such a bummer, aren't they?

6:28 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I hate cars. I might as well flush the money down the toilet, or as you Brits so w

6:29 pm

Kaplan the Magne

sweetly say, the loo

6:29 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Big bummer. We can't afford any of this.

6:29 pm

Kaplan the Magne

It cracked the radiaotr

6:29 pm

Kaplan the Magne

and the coolant leaks out

6:29 pm

Trifioso

wow! are you okay?

6:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

sorry to he4, kap

6:30 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I'm fine--just bummed.

6:30 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I hate cars. I want to move to a warm place and get a horse

6:31 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I can be such an ai7 about cars- I drove for a whilke with the coolant leaking out

6:32 pm

dcseain

happily, it's cold time of year

6:33 pm

lynxxx

Trif - lovely art. I especially llike the photo in front of the door

6:33 pm

Trifioso

thanks so much lynxx! my children did all the pieces there. my daughter took the photo of the children at the door. the little girl is my youngest daughter, and next to her, my littlest nephew

6:34 pm

Trifioso

my son has a new piece in a show opening tomorrow. he is away with the church youth group, so I get to stand in for him. yay!

6:35 pm

lynxxx

I can tell you are proud - rightly so

6:36 pm

oodleberry

very good photography and sweet kitties :D

6:37 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

6:37 pm

dcseain

evening, jmc

6:37 pm

Trifioso

thanks. i promise NOT to say another word about my kids for the rest of the night!

6:37 pm

dcseain

(guess what - it's still snowing)

6:37 pm

dcseain

LOL trif

6:37 pm

jmcnrick

why not trif?

6:37 pm

jmcnrick

(i can see it dc)

6:38 pm

oodleberry

blow it up here dc

6:38 pm

lynxxx

hi jmc

6:38 pm

jmcnrick

would that i could oodle

6:38 pm

welki

hi, jmc

6:38 pm

jmcnrick

hi welki

6:38 pm

dcseain

no snow for olympics apparently

6:38 pm

oodleberry

?????

6:38 pm

jmcnrick

really? that is tragic!

6:38 pm

welki

hello, oodle

6:39 pm

lynxxx

If my kids were doing such good work, you would here about it! PS my daughter took this photo of Stew, lol

6:39 pm

oodleberry

hi welki

6:39 pm

dcseain

wb, oodle

6:39 pm

welki

there'll be snow, same thing happened in calgary in 88

6:39 pm

oodleberry

are you going to the olypics welki?

6:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi je

6:40 pm

jmcnrick

hey TO

6:40 pm

oodleberry

well they say all the snow is because I guess the air is colder than the ocean and that is causing the snow... call it ocean-effect snow (lake effect snow)

6:41 pm

jmbdobie2

hi all! back with 62 left

6:41 pm

72 Temple Owl

i think it is list time. 149 words and 2 boxes untouched. is this grid that hard?

6:42 pm

lynxxx

Yes it is!

6:42 pm

jmcnrick

even the morning pros were muttering about this grid TO

6:42 pm

jmcnrick

hi lynxxx

6:42 pm

jmcnrick

lots of comments about learning new words

6:43 pm

72 Temple Owl

this has been a week for that

6:43 pm

lynxxx

I haven't listed yet but giving Morewords a beating - 34 left

6:44 pm

72 Temple Owl

how do you use morewords without a list?

6:44 pm

jmcnrick

i think i could use wineverygame without a list but morewords seems like calls for a list

6:44 pm

oodleberry

TY MONKEY!!!

6:45 pm

lynxxx

by picking some logical starts

6:45 pm

jmcnrick

*hands oodles monkey a banana brandy

6:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

what is wineverygame?

6:45 pm

jmcnrick

well that explains it I have no logic

6:45 pm

lynxxx

for instance searced on thy start

6:46 pm

jmcnrick

it is a place mainly for scabble like game but you put the letters in and it gives you a list of all possible words with some or all of the letters

6:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

sounds quite painful. i have used a to z that way when ho lost and it ws awful

6:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

i have two thy words

6:48 pm

lynxxx

at least 5 - 5,6,5,7,8

6:48 pm

72 Temple Owl

make that 5

6:48 pm

jmbdobie2

i have a bu** load of th .... ijust kept thinking if that is a word this might be one too

6:49 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty for calling attention to the y lyn

6:49 pm

lynxxx

mi4.5 & 5.12 are really good ends today

6:49 pm

jmbdobie2

but only 5 thy

6:49 pm

gremlinn

thy list of thy is now complete

6:50 pm

lynxxx

TY jmb

6:50 pm

lynxxx

hi Grem

6:50 pm

gremlinn

hi

6:50 pm

jmcnrick

i have 3 but will keep looking

6:50 pm

jmcnrick

hi grem

6:50 pm

72 Temple Owl

think glands and vitamins

6:51 pm

jmbdobie2

i guess you can have more than 1 hy*** who knew

6:51 pm

jmcnrick

in a room full of women jmb :-)

6:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

162 and two tiles untouched

6:52 pm

jmbdobie2

but i have heard claims from some women lol

6:52 pm

jmcnrick

okay have have two vitamins and two herbs

6:53 pm

jmcnrick

uh jmb I told oodles you were my twin sister (giggle)

6:53 pm

72 Temple Owl

think more than one gland

6:53 pm

jmcnrick

and that JMitch was our long lost brother

6:53 pm

gremlinn

the JM family?

6:54 pm

jmcnrick

exactly grem

6:54 pm

jmcnrick

oodle was complaining about it being confusing

6:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

make that THREE tiles untouched!

6:54 pm

jmcnrick

go TO go

6:54 pm

jmbdobie2

maybe so. i hear from my daughter the snow is piling up jmc

6:54 pm

jmcnrick

it is indeed jamb

6:55 pm

jmcnrick

i left work early (4) and went to pick up a bottle of wine and a camera for the one that was stolen the week before mother died

6:56 pm

jmcnrick

my son drove out to stay with friends with a big tv for the superbowl

6:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

where did you lose it?

6:56 pm

jmbdobie2

sorry about the loss happy about the replacement (and wine)

6:56 pm

jmcnrick

someone broke into my house TO and stole my purse and laptop and my camera was in my laptop

6:57 pm

Trifioso

oh, jmc!!! hi!!! I have been buried in the grid and didn't see you come in - hello!

6:57 pm

jmcnrick

gee whiz trif you were so busy saying you weren't going to talk about your kids you didn't notice me?!?!!??!

6:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

did not hear that. that is awful.

6:57 pm

jmcnrick

humph

6:58 pm

Trifioso

only do forgive me, jmc....love you dearly!!!

6:58 pm

jmcnrick

got my purse back sans camera

6:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

you were out without your purse?

6:58 pm

jmbdobie2

is hy***** a special type of hy*** - one of these days i really should look up these words

6:58 pm

jmcnrick

lol

6:58 pm

Brookie

Hi there!

6:58 pm

redturtlehead

jmc, did you purchase a camera today? if not I would like to recommend one.

6:58 pm

jmcnrick

hi brookie

6:59 pm

jmbdobie2

sorry about the break-in jmc - been there

6:59 pm

Brookie

Hi jmc!

6:59 pm

gremlinn

hy7 means: "The spore-bearing layer of the fruiting body of certain fungi, containing asci or basidia."

6:59 pm

lynxxx

no jmb...do you know you can click on the ? to the left of the word for the def

6:59 pm

jmcnrick

no i really didn't want to get snowed in without a camera so pick up a nikon cool pix

6:59 pm

redturtlehead

oooh I need Jess dragon! the vetrinarina..

6:59 pm

redturtlehead

jmc, thats a very good choice. Nikon lenses are very good.

7:00 pm

jmbdobie2

who has time with these huge puzzles

7:00 pm

jmcnrick

12 megapixels 5x opitical zoom and $150

7:00 pm

redturtlehead

I had a cool pix for a long time.

7:00 pm

jmcnrick

i wanted a camera for my purse

7:00 pm

redturtlehead

I was going to recommend a Lumix, about the same size...a little more expensive but with digital zoom...

7:01 pm

jmcnrick

picked up a 2gig card -- just hope i can keep my son from nabbing it

7:01 pm

jmbdobie2

why doesn't your purse get it's own camera ;}

7:01 pm

Trifioso

put it in a box labelled "tampons" jmc.

7:01 pm

DR1965

hi everyone

7:01 pm

redturtlehead

trif, that is very very smart!

7:01 pm

redturtlehead

Hi DR!

7:01 pm

jmbdobie2

ok- enuf smartin off - back to lickety for me

7:02 pm

car.eeyore

Hellllllloooooo!

7:02 pm

DR1965

Hi RED!

7:02 pm

Brookie

Hi DR!

7:02 pm

DR1965

Hi Car and Trif and JMC and JMB

7:02 pm

redturtlehead

How is everyone????

7:02 pm

Trifioso

I keep an old box in the freezer that says "broccoli spears" what does it really contain? Fudgsicles.

7:02 pm

jmcnrick

pooh too old for tampons

7:02 pm

redturtlehead

and BTW my icon is indeed a clue and it will extend and contract.

7:02 pm

jmcnrick

hi red

7:02 pm

Trifioso

hello car my love!! my dear one!!! my source of beach stickers!!!

7:02 pm

redturtlehead

jmc, does your son know that...

7:02 pm

jmbdobie2

hi DR (jmc... DEPENDS maybe)

7:02 pm

dcseain

hi, DR and eeyore and brookie

7:03 pm

car.eeyore

Wheee!

7:03 pm

jmcnrick

probably

7:03 pm

Trifioso

fine, label it "douche" then....

7:03 pm

Brookie

Hi dcseain!

7:03 pm

jmcnrick

no if i keep it in my purse i can usally keep my hnds on it

7:03 pm

jmcnrick

hi car

7:03 pm

redturtlehead

ah well....then he doesnt seem the nabbing type, the borrowing type, but not the nabbing type.

7:03 pm

DR1965

Hi DC and Brookie

7:03 pm

lynxxx

hi Car & DR

7:03 pm

jmcnrick

yes the borrowing and never rememebring to return type

7:03 pm

jmcnrick

hi dr

7:04 pm

Trifioso

hello DR!!!

7:04 pm

jmcnrick

what's so fun car?

7:04 pm

Trifioso

Car got me a beach sticker today, jmc

7:04 pm

DR1965

Trif- it has been forever- good to see you

7:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

anyone here who can rate the movie mulholland falls?

7:04 pm

jmcnrick

sorry jmb i just saw your remark about my purses camera lol

7:05 pm

redturtlehead

Has anyone seen the Honda Crosstour Advertisement?

7:05 pm

jmbdobie2

average if you like the type of movie

7:05 pm

car.eeyore

ssssssh!

7:05 pm

jmcnrick

seems chilly for the beach

7:05 pm

car.eeyore

Yes Red, why?

7:05 pm

jmcnrick

yes car?

7:05 pm

redturtlehead

You know the song?

7:05 pm

DR1965

yes red I think so

7:05 pm

jmcnrick

*pulls out the breathalyser for car*

7:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

has seen it. reviews tepid though

7:05 pm

redturtlehead

It was driving me nuts...

7:06 pm

DR1965

oh

7:06 pm

EvaNadine

evenin babblers!

7:06 pm

redturtlehead

Bu its by Miriam Makeba the "queen of Africa" Its played all over Africa all the time....I kept getting drawn in by the commerical...

7:06 pm

redturtlehead

hi evan!

7:07 pm

redturtlehead

It makes me feel nostalgic.

7:07 pm

DR1965

Welcome EvaN

7:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

did you get the name?

7:07 pm

dcseain

evening, EvaN

7:07 pm

Brookie

Hi EvaN!

7:07 pm

EvaNadine

how ya liking the snow, dc?

7:07 pm

Anniebrook

hello everyone!

7:07 pm

Good Enough

Hi everybody

7:07 pm

jmcnrick

brb

7:08 pm

Trifioso

which song is it, red?

7:08 pm

Brookie

Hi Annie, hi Good!

7:08 pm

DR1965

wow- nice crowd tonight

7:08 pm

lynxxx

hi Annie & Good

7:08 pm

oodleberry

hi miss annie

7:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi joiners!

7:08 pm

Anniebrook

hi sir oodle, brookie, lynxxxxie, Owl

7:09 pm

dcseain

hi, annie and GE

7:09 pm

DR1965

oh my- hello everyone who just jumped in

7:09 pm

Anniebrook

hi dc, much snow yet?

7:09 pm

Good Enough

busy tonite!

7:10 pm

dcseain

i'm guessing 6 in so far, and it's getting very windy, and teh rate of snow is picking up, and the flakes are bigger now

7:10 pm

welki

re-hi, all (i really like miriam makeba)

7:10 pm

72 Temple Owl

what are they predicting now?

7:10 pm

Anniebrook

one of the weather people on TV predicated 30 inches...

7:10 pm

dcseain

for DC, 30ish

7:10 pm

EvaNadine

i think i am out of the region that might be getting thundersnow and i am SO bummed! i wanna experience that!

7:11 pm

EvaNadine

TO, in my area, theyre saying 18-24"

7:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

poor annapolis folks are supposed to be back sunday ngiht

7:11 pm

car.eeyore

I wish we were getting a ton of snow too! :-(

7:11 pm

jmbdobie2

taking a break with 30 left bbl maybe

7:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

evaN, i t'sno biggie

7:11 pm

redturtlehead

Annie!

7:11 pm

dcseain

they're saying 24-30 or so where i'm at

7:11 pm

redturtlehead

How is your friend?

7:11 pm

dcseain

be well, jmb

7:12 pm

DR1965

whoa!

7:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

ai7 pls?

7:12 pm

Trifioso

HUSH car! the snow faeries will hear you!

7:12 pm

Anniebrook

bye dobie

7:12 pm

car.eeyore

I hope they do! I wantto go out and play!

7:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye dobie

7:12 pm

dcseain

ai7 - cause i'm a blond yeah, yeah, yeah. oops!

7:12 pm

EvaNadine

ive never experienced thundersnow, so i was really hoping i would get to. :)

7:13 pm

dcseain

thundersnow is kinda neat when it happens.

7:13 pm

DR1965

what is thundersnow says the native san diegan quietly

7:13 pm

car.eeyore

I agree DC!

7:13 pm

Good Enough

thanks dc

7:13 pm

redturtlehead

Annie?

7:13 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty seain

7:13 pm

EvaNadine

thundersnow is when theres thunder during a snowstorm. fairly rare, from what ive heard...

7:13 pm

Anniebrook

yes, red?

7:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

i just got the second word a moment ago

7:14 pm

Trifioso

we had some thundersnow last week, but only for a few minutes, so not such a big deal

7:14 pm

car.eeyore

auntie Trif...Zach says "hi"!

7:14 pm

redturtlehead

Trif it is called "Pata Pata" by Miriam Makeba...

7:14 pm

DR1965

oh- that would be cool- I love thunderstorms

7:14 pm

Trifioso

hi zach!!!!

7:14 pm

redturtlehead

Annie, I was wondering about your friend in hospital.

7:14 pm

Trifioso

Love you SO MUCH!

7:14 pm

dcseain

i've experienced thundersnow both here in DC and in Boston

7:14 pm

Trifioso

tell him secondo got a good report card today! (shoot - did it again!)

7:14 pm

car.eeyore

Auntie...we have a new Star Wars sticker book!

7:15 pm

Trifioso

thank you read!

7:15 pm

car.eeyore

did what? and yeah for secondo!

7:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

an6/21 pls?

7:15 pm

car.eeyore

The colors in a thunder snow are VERY cool!

7:15 pm

Trifioso

car - I got two extra hours at work today!!! and i am sched for 15 next week = yay!!!!

7:15 pm

Anniebrook

red, she is now in a rehab receiving PE on the leg that was not broken to build her up. also getting PE on her arms and shoulder. she is quite miserable suffering from a UTI. I was there today and feel so badly for her.

7:16 pm

car.eeyore

See! Told you it would pick up!

7:16 pm

car.eeyore

Oh Annie! Send her our thoughts and hugs!

7:16 pm

dcseain

firewords!

7:16 pm

Anniebrook

I will car. and thank you.

7:16 pm

Brookie

Yay dcseain!

7:16 pm

DR1965

woohoo DC

7:16 pm

Anniebrook

YAY for dcseain!!!!!

7:17 pm

car.eeyore

Huzzah!

7:17 pm

welki

wtg seain!

7:17 pm

redturtlehead

Congratulation DC Seain

7:17 pm

72 Temple Owl

wtg, seain!

7:17 pm

dcseain

thanks, yall!

7:17 pm

redturtlehead

Annie, please let her know that many are thinking of her and wishing her well...

7:18 pm

lynxxx

Congrats DC!

7:19 pm

redturtlehead

98 left, will not complete this one.

7:19 pm

Trifioso

huzzah for dc!

7:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

ba7/44?

7:19 pm

Brookie

116 left, would love to get to 98

7:20 pm

gremlinn

female ba6

7:20 pm

gremlinn

ba6/27, that is

7:21 pm

car.eeyore

May i please have a clue for the first an 5?

7:21 pm

gremlinn

a + ne4

7:21 pm

meliae

a+ not far Car

7:21 pm

car.eeyore

I swear I tried that several times! TY!

7:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty did not have the female word yet.

7:22 pm

gremlinn

a bunch of tricky 7s in this puzzle

7:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

missing first three ba words. i don't think i will be finishing. i think i have a sinus iinfection

7:22 pm

Trifioso

btw car, did you speak to mamasita today?

7:23 pm

DR1965

oh bummer TO

7:23 pm

car.eeyore

TO...the first 3 ba words are all the same; just change the last letters....BA*** of honor is the first one

7:23 pm

car.eeyore

No trif, why? Is she OK?

7:23 pm

Trifioso

yeah, she's fine. just wondered if you did.

7:24 pm

hootowl

TO look at reds icon

7:25 pm

dcseain

okay, i must away. Happy babbling, yall! :D

7:25 pm

car.eeyore

OK...then what is the first an 6/21?

7:25 pm

car.eeyore

Bye DC!

7:25 pm

Trifioso

damn. was really, really hoping "headbag" was an acceptable word

7:25 pm

Anniebrook

red, sorry I had to leave for a few minutes but I will convey your good wishes to my friend..thank you.

7:25 pm

Trifioso

lack of red blood, car

7:25 pm

dcseain

an6 - having low iron in the blood

7:25 pm

car.eeyore

DUH! Slap! TY!

7:25 pm

dcseain

g'night! :) {poof}

7:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

night seain

7:26 pm

Trifioso

it's fine car - i needed a clue for that, and I HAVE IT

7:26 pm

Anniebrook

bye dc

7:30 pm

car.eeyore

Clue for ga 5/14 please?

7:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh my! i don't have one di word! totally ignored them

7:30 pm

aknitter

oh look ... it is the twisted sisters LOL

7:30 pm

car.eeyore

Knitter!

7:30 pm

kje

a bundle of herbs in soup... boquet ga***

7:30 pm

aknitter

: P

7:31 pm

DR1965

Hi KJE and Knitter

7:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi knit!

7:31 pm

jmcnrick

back

7:31 pm

aknitter

front

7:31 pm

jmcnrick

hi aknit and kje

7:31 pm

kje

hi

7:31 pm

DR1965

side to side

7:31 pm

aknitter

waving

7:31 pm

jmcnrick

*puts on helmet*

7:31 pm

kje

and all around

7:31 pm

car.eeyore

KJE...I am embarassed...I can't remember what that word is and I know that I know it!

7:32 pm

aknitter

grabs helmet and scampers off

7:32 pm

Trifioso

hello knitter! I am buried in this one, trying to finish, so forgive sporadic convo

7:32 pm

kje

ga + nurse initials + vowel

7:32 pm

jmcnrick

*runs after aknit*

7:32 pm

aknitter

forgiven

7:32 pm

aknitter

you will never catch me jmc

7:32 pm

car.eeyore

I was so close! TY KJE!

7:33 pm

aknitter

nurse initials .... mine are mb does that help car?

7:33 pm

jmcnrick

i don't know why you want me to get hurt sliding on the ice and snow aknit! *crosses arms and sulks*

KNITTER!!! are you serious? think of how YOU were in the snow last year, pet!

7:34 pm

72 Temple Owl

12,00 nutty folks at caps game je!

7:34 pm

DR1965

us California girls keep our tans golden

7:35 pm

aknitter

there was a hint of sarcasm there EB

7:35 pm

jmcnrick

going for 12 in a row

7:35 pm

jmcnrick

but california girls dont keep their grammer

7:36 pm

Trifioso

not even kelsey grammer?

7:36 pm

DR1965

bith my grammers are gone

7:36 pm

jmcnrick

lol

7:36 pm

DR1965

one lived to be 93

7:36 pm

DR1965

* both

7:36 pm

welki

<-- is a grammer

7:36 pm

jmcnrick

clearly you have no english grammer

7:36 pm

aknitter

ahh to much ice and snow could cause you to go th 4/7

7:37 pm

jmcnrick

heck that is nothing my mother lived to be 96

7:37 pm

welki

i had an austrian grammer and an irish grammer

7:37 pm

jmcnrick

that

7:37 pm

Trifioso

is the path to the penalty box.

7:37 pm

jmcnrick

arg to quick return key send me to pb

7:37 pm

aknitter

hahaha jmc is in trouble ....

7:37 pm

car.eeyore

Tee hee!

7:38 pm

DR1965

lol

7:38 pm

dan2bit

evening all! not quite buried in snow just yet

7:38 pm

jmcnrick

maybe the cabana boys will rub my chill feet warm

7:38 pm

car.eeyore

so jealous!

7:38 pm

aknitter

jealous of me?

7:39 pm

jmcnrick

hi dan

7:39 pm

car.eeyore

Of course Knitter!

7:39 pm

72 Temple Owl

do5/18 pls?

7:39 pm

jmcnrick

so not jealous of you

7:39 pm

jmcnrick

mmmmmm foot rubbing

7:39 pm

aknitter

well i am cute and adorable

7:39 pm

car.eeyore

add sometimes vowel to the do 4/6

7:40 pm

jmcnrick

*wraps myself in soft terry cloth robe*

7:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

but of course NOT! ty

7:40 pm

car.eeyore

ha 7/40?

7:41 pm

jmcnrick

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

7:41 pm

hootowl

TO - add the sometime vowel

7:41 pm

aknitter

no jmc too many letters

7:41 pm

jmcnrick

it was 7 ha s

7:42 pm

aknitter

so it is

7:42 pm

hootowl

ha ends with chem ending to corner

7:42 pm

car.eeyore

Sorry...the first ha 7/40

7:42 pm

jmcnrick

*looks to see which corner need cleaning*

7:42 pm

hootowl

yes the first

7:42 pm

car.eeyore

Does it use the ha 4 before it?

7:43 pm

hootowl

never mind -was second I need first too

7:43 pm

aknitter

any U clues out there?

7:43 pm

gremlinn

ha + (mom and **d) + vowel + part of car tire

7:43 pm

redturtlehead

I imagine cannibals carry a He**-bag, why is it not a word...

7:43 pm

gremlinn

sorry, remove "vowel" there

7:43 pm

aknitter

groan

7:44 pm

jmcnrick

it don't understand why it doesn't accept oaty goodnes

7:44 pm

car.eeyore

TY! No wonder it wasn't working (with the vowel!)!

7:44 pm

car.eeyore

Trif...suprise! Dante is in the sink again!

7:44 pm

jmcnrick

ty for the amendment grem

7:44 pm

Trifioso

sigh. stoopid cat!

7:45 pm

Trifioso

I opened the garage door yesterday, and saw a big old mouse running through. um.....cats?

7:45 pm

aknitter

cats are not stupid! (typed by my cat)

7:45 pm

hootowl

got it ty!

7:45 pm

jmcnrick

dante wants a bath

7:45 pm

car.eeyore

So cute!

7:45 pm

redturtlehead

OK, must go ahead an vaccuum one more room. Nice thing about house guests is that my home has been consistently very clean for 2 months now.

7:45 pm

jmcnrick

spray dante with the water

7:45 pm

car.eeyore

He has to be one of the cleanest cats ever! We can pour water on him and he stays there!

7:46 pm

jmcnrick

i bet your guest doesn't care about all the cleaning red

7:46 pm

aknitter

dont spray dante with water you might extinguish his inferno

7:46 pm

jmcnrick

maybe dante does want a bath then

7:46 pm

hootowl

Now I need hy's - 6/27, 7/44 and 5/18

7:46 pm

car.eeyore

..but he is spray bottle trained! If I don't want him up there, I just spray the bottle and he runs away!

7:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

i don't care how obvious it is i cannot find the word after the teutons

7:46 pm

car.eeyore

Working on those now too Hoot

7:47 pm

aknitter

hy 5/18 think like a virgin ooo!

7:47 pm

hootowl

I've been working on them since this morning:( brb

7:47 pm

car.eeyore

Got those! ; -)

7:48 pm

aknitter

why am i not surprise

7:48 pm

aknitter

d

7:48 pm

72 Temple Owl

ge7 pls?

7:48 pm

gremlinn

first or second ge7?

7:48 pm

Anniebrook

owl, it's a plural

7:48 pm

jmcnrick

pl teutons

7:49 pm

car.eeyore

ge 4/7 + T*** Turner

7:49 pm

Anniebrook

virus and I'm ** * quandarey

7:49 pm

hootowl

I assume you mean th 5 but there is 2 of them

7:49 pm

Anniebrook

*quandary

7:49 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty car and annie

7:49 pm

gremlinn

second ge7 is first 7 letters of a verb meaning to develop into a plant

7:50 pm

DR1965

bbs- going to make dinner

7:50 pm

jmcnrick

bye dr

7:50 pm

Anniebrook

bye DR, enjoy your dinner

7:50 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye dr

7:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

ha7/40 pls? both of them

7:51 pm

car.eeyore

The martini glass HA* * big *** until I chipped it!

7:52 pm

gremlinn

second ha7/40 = ha4 + try to av*** trouble

7:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty. i am ready to te4 my ha4 out.

7:55 pm

jmcnrick

*puts a foil cap on TO to protect her ha4*

7:55 pm

car.eeyore

OK...need the hy 6/27 and the last hy 5/18.....

7:55 pm

rururocks

that doens't work with any of the ha 4 's I have

7:55 pm

gremlinn

hy6 = a feline

7:55 pm

jmcnrick

none of the ones i have either ru

7:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi ru

7:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh crap i give up on this one

7:56 pm

Anniebrook

ha and auntie **

7:56 pm

car.eeyore

feline?

7:56 pm

jmcnrick

ty annie and hi

7:57 pm

Anniebrook

hi jmc

7:57 pm

Trifioso

this grid is poopy. I am getting wicked discouraged

7:57 pm

gremlinn

actually, I guess it isn't - it's a carnivorous mammal from Africa

7:57 pm

jmcnrick

yeah listing has not been the big help i had hoped

7:58 pm

car.eeyore

Come on everyone! If we stick together we can do this!

7:58 pm

herinfernallady

Hi.

7:58 pm

herinfernallady

ares

7:58 pm

car.eeyore

See! Herin's got the spirit!

7:58 pm

Trifioso

HERINNNN! YAY!

7:58 pm

herinfernallady

Hi

7:58 pm

car.eeyore

Got it Gremlinn!

7:58 pm

Anniebrook

hi herin

7:58 pm

jmcnrick

you ask farmer brown if we can use his ba** and we can put on the best da** show this town has seen!

7:58 pm

jmcnrick

hi herin

7:58 pm

rururocks

ba7?

7:58 pm

herinfernallady

Or should I have said this grid is a pain in the arse?

7:58 pm

hootowl

ok - hy has the same ending as the he7

7:59 pm

gremlinn

the spirit of the god of war, Ares!

7:59 pm

herinfernallady

Hugs on round. I have the sweetest story to tell

7:59 pm

car.eeyore

Yee haw!

7:59 pm

welki

hi to everyone i've missed while tunnel-visioned on this PITA grid :)

7:59 pm

jmcnrick

yes herin?

7:59 pm

Anniebrook

do tell

8:00 pm

gremlinn

I was rather proud of fireworks on this grid with no outside help

8:00 pm

car.eeyore

Good for you Gremlinn! Well done!

8:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

yay grem

8:00 pm

jmcnrick

wtg grem!! wow!!!

8:00 pm

gremlinn

ty - took hours to get the last few words, and lots of guessing

8:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

me6/21?

8:00 pm

redturtlehead

Ok whole place is vacuumed.

8:00 pm

rururocks

anyone have the BA7?

8:01 pm

Anniebrook

congrats grem

8:01 pm

redturtlehead

Gremlinn, we kneel to your greatness.

8:01 pm

gremlinn

me + yes in spanish + article

8:01 pm

car.eeyore

Woman serving drinks in a pub

8:01 pm

welki

*waiting for herin's story*

8:01 pm

gremlinn

ba7 = female version of ba6/27

8:01 pm

jmcnrick

*getrs blanket and sits and looks attentive at herin*

8:02 pm

rururocks

good grief

8:02 pm

herinfernallady

We took Lucius to the vet to get his vaccines and he was an instant hit with the staff. After we were in the waiting room with him (on a harness) and this woman and her 3 kids, 2 were running about spotted Lucius and went KITTY. I told them very firmly they could play with him if they were quiet and gentle. I told the mum he is not used to kids. THEN one of the staff that was there when he first came into the shelter hugged him a lot and said he was like a teddy bear. When we left she was wiping tears of joy of her face at having seen a successful adoption